Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Prøv nu
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036
Cover for The Shadow of the Black Hole

The Shadow of the Black Hole

4 Bedømmelse

4.5

Varighed
7T 28M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Fakta

Black holes entered the world of science fiction and films in the 1960s, and their popularity in our culture remains today. The buzz surrounding black holes was and is due, in large part, to their speculative nature. It is still difficult for the general public to determine fact versus fiction as it pertains to this terrifying idea: something big enough to swallow anything and everything in close proximity, with a gravitational force so strong that nothing, including light, can escape.

In the fall of 2015, scientists at the Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory detected the first sounds from black holes, brought to earth by the gravitational waves that emitted from the merging of two black holes 1.4 billion light years away in space. In the spring of 2017, physicists and astronomers who were working on the Event Horizon Telescope project captured the first image of a black hole. This was the supermassive black hole hosted by the galaxy M87 in the constellation Virgo, 53 million light years away, and the image shows the shadow the black hole casts upon the bright light surrounding it.

In this book, John Moffat shares the history of black holes and presents the latest research into these mysterious celestial objects, including the astounding results from gravitational wave detection and the shadow of the black hole.

© 2020 Tantor Media (Lydbog): 9781705266007

Udgivelsesdato

Lydbog: 20. oktober 2020

Andre kan også lide...

  1. The Influenza Threat
    The Influenza Threat Scientific American
  2. The Fermi Paradox: The History and Legacy of the Famous Debate over the Existence of Aliens
    The Fermi Paradox: The History and Legacy of the Famous Debate over the Existence of Aliens Charles River Editors
  3. How It All Ends
    How It All Ends Scientific American
  4. Chandra's Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Other Wonders Revealed by NASA's Premier X-Ray Observatory
    Chandra's Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Other Wonders Revealed by NASA's Premier X-Ray Observatory Wallace H. Tucker
  5. An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe
    An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe Will Kinney
  6. Splinters of Infinity: Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists over the Secrets of Creation
    Splinters of Infinity: Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists over the Secrets of Creation Mark Wolverton
  7. The Great Fossil Enigma: The Search for the Conodont Animal
    The Great Fossil Enigma: The Search for the Conodont Animal Simon J. Knell
  8. Exoplanets: Worlds without End
    Exoplanets: Worlds without End Scientific American
  9. Dante and the Early Astronomer: Science, Adventure, and a Victorian Woman Who Opened the Heavens
    Dante and the Early Astronomer: Science, Adventure, and a Victorian Woman Who Opened the Heavens Tracy Daugherty
  10. Block by Block: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics
    Block by Block: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics Robert T. Hanlon
  11. Destination Mars: The Story of our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet
    Destination Mars: The Story of our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet Andrew May
  12. Project President: Bad Hair and Botox on the Road to the White House
    Project President: Bad Hair and Botox on the Road to the White House Ben Shapiro
  13. Mapping Humanity: How Modern Genetics Is Changing Criminal Justice, Personalized Medicine, and Our Identities
    Mapping Humanity: How Modern Genetics Is Changing Criminal Justice, Personalized Medicine, and Our Identities Joshua Z. Rappoport, PhD
  14. What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics
    What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics O. Carter Snead
  15. The Science of Star Trek: The Scientific Facts Behind the Voyages in Space and Time
    The Science of Star Trek: The Scientific Facts Behind the Voyages in Space and Time Mark Brake
  16. Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
    Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution Michael J. Behe
  17. Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet
    Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet William Sheehan
  18. Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction
    Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction Eric Lauga
  19. Pseudoscience and Science Fiction
    Pseudoscience and Science Fiction Andrew May
  20. In the Beginning
    In the Beginning Immanuel Velikovsky
  21. Modern Cosmology
    Modern Cosmology Ben Bailey
  22. Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel
    Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel Paul Parsons
  23. Trump Tribalism and the God Module
    Trump Tribalism and the God Module James A. Lahde
  24. The Contact Paradox: Challenging our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
    The Contact Paradox: Challenging our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Keith Cooper
  25. Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics Age
    Hood: Trailblazer of the Genomics Age Luke Timmerman
  26. Origins of the Universe: The Cosmic Microwave Background and the Search for Quantum Gravity
    Origins of the Universe: The Cosmic Microwave Background and the Search for Quantum Gravity Keith Cooper
  27. The Age of Intoxication: Origins of the Global Drug Trade
    The Age of Intoxication: Origins of the Global Drug Trade Benjamin Breen
  28. Crisis!: When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule
    Crisis!: When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule Cedric de Leon
  29. Exogenesis: Hybrid Humans: A Scientific History of Extraterrestrial Genetic Manipulation
    Exogenesis: Hybrid Humans: A Scientific History of Extraterrestrial Genetic Manipulation Bruce R. Fenton
  30. Knowing Yourself: How to Understand Personality, Harness Willpower, and Manage Self Esteem
    Knowing Yourself: How to Understand Personality, Harness Willpower, and Manage Self Esteem Roy Baumeister
  31. Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau
    Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau Craig Childs
  32. Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid
    Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid Gregory Forth
  33. Extinction and the Human: Four American Encounters
    Extinction and the Human: Four American Encounters Timothy Sweet
  34. Belief and Cult: Rethinking Roman Religion
    Belief and Cult: Rethinking Roman Religion Jacob L. Mackey
  35. How the Post Office Created America: A History
    How the Post Office Created America: A History Winifred Gallagher
  36. Flat Earth and Hollow Earth Theories: A History of Strange Tales and Bizarre Beliefs about the Planet
    Flat Earth and Hollow Earth Theories: A History of Strange Tales and Bizarre Beliefs about the Planet Charles River Editors
  37. Why We Hate: Understanding the Roots of Human Conflict
    Why We Hate: Understanding the Roots of Human Conflict Michael Ruse
  38. Insects: A Very Short Introduction
    Insects: A Very Short Introduction Simon Leather
  39. The Megalithic Temples of Malta: The History and Legacy of Europe’s Oldest Standing Structures
    The Megalithic Temples of Malta: The History and Legacy of Europe’s Oldest Standing Structures Charles River Editors
  40. The Shape of Things to Come: Exploring the Future of the Human Body
    The Shape of Things to Come: Exploring the Future of the Human Body Druin Burch
  41. Everything Is Possible: Antifascism and the Left in the Age of Fascism
    Everything Is Possible: Antifascism and the Left in the Age of Fascism Joseph Fronczak
  42. Glimpses of Utopia
    Glimpses of Utopia Jess Scully
  43. To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change
    To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change Alfred W. McCoy
  44. The Scheme: How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court
    The Scheme: How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court Jennifer Mueller
  45. The Israeli Century: How the Zionist Revolution Changed History and Reinvented Judaism
    The Israeli Century: How the Zionist Revolution Changed History and Reinvented Judaism Yossi Shain
  46. Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age
    Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age Robert N. Bellah
  47. Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO
    Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO David Halperin

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis