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Einstein’s monster, the black hole, into view for the first time! Human race has taken millions of years to gaze into a black hole finally! A black hole is a place of no return: a vast region in space from where even light cannot escape its gravitational pull though we know that nothing is faster than light! Black holes are dense celestial objects and thought to be the ultimate conditions of the stars when they collapse in themselves as they die! The Black holes can be compared with hungry beasts! They swallow up everything that comes nearby and they grow in size gradually consuming gas, planet, star, (smart phone, too) and every bit of mass that they can grab! The edge of a black hole is known as its event horizon. It looks like a firewall and it is the point of no return! As the nearest black hole is luckily far away from our beloved planet Earth, we need not be worried for getting pulled by its gravitational force to our doom! The Earth will not also be consumed by the super massive black hole that exists in the center of our galaxy “Milky Way!” It is we, the greedy humans, are gradually destroying the blue planet slowly but surely! The readers may please feel free to view the image of the Black Hole from the galaxy Messier 87 provided by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, via National Science Foundation here below. The distance of galaxy Messier 87 is nearly 55 million light-years away from our planet Earth. Those who are interested to learn more about the Black Holes may kindly browse internet. It may however be added here that a Black Hole is not forever! It would dissipate, eventually. Pic #2: Katie Bouman, the scientist who created the algorithm for the image of the black hole | Picture Credit: Katie Bauman Page |
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Congratulations Katie Bauman ! Awesome Achievement...!!
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Soooo amazing!!!
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Delighted to read from you here on my blog page after a long time. Sure, you have a valid reason to be proud. Ms. Katie Bauman is a talented woman who has paved the way to look into many such celestial objects in future too by others without much efforts. Thanks again. Stay well and cheerful.
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That's just a fuzzy photo of a glazed donut......
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Thanks for stopping by and for your comments that are informative in nature. Yes, I am aware of the revised lunching date of the Hubble telescope's replacement – the James Webb space telescope on March 30, 2021. I understand that its final mirror has since been installed. It is going to be the most powerful telescope in space until it is replaced again in future. Thanks again for your post that has surely enriched this blog of mine. I appreciate. I also take this opportunity to post a link hereunder for those who would like to learn more about lunching and deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ihVeEoUdo
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Soooo amazing!!!
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Thank you sandy for your kind visit and comments left here on my blog page. Katie Bauman has already occupied a coveted place in history and science books. She is only 29 years old and expected to accomplish much more in the coming days too. Stay well and happy.
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That's just a fuzzy photo of a glazed donut......
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