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Why Do Black Holes Twinkle? 0 (0)

Astronomer Christian Wolf and his team piggy-backed on NASA’s asteroid defense effort to watch more than 5,000 of the fastest-growing black holes in the sky for five years, in an attempt to understand why black holes twinkle. Author: Christian Wolf (Associate Professor, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University) Adapted from an article by The Conversation with permission from Christian Wolf. Original article: https://theconversation.com/why-do-black-holes-twinkle-we-studied-5-000-star-eating-behemoths-to-find-out-198996 Original title: Why do black holes twinkle? We studied 5,000 star-eating behemoths to find out WATCH MORE: Weird Bubble Orbits Sagittarius A* Black Hole At Crazy Speeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi2spPhiM6w Join this channel to get access to the perks: [See More…]