EP#36 - What’s the hype with this Black Hole Pic?

Knowing Nothing

English - April 15, 2019 05:29 - 14 minutes - 26.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
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On Wednesday April 10th, 2019, the science community released the first ever photo of a black hole. Over this past week the photo has gone viral, made appearances on talk shows, news channels, and even wafted into the meme world. But what’s the big deal about this picture anyway? Why is everyone so excited about a photo of a fuzzy looking orange donut on a black screen? Well it’s actually a bigger deal than you might think. On this episode, Mickey talks through just why this photograph deserves all the hype it has been getting, as well as what the heck a black hole really is anway.