Polarizing filter allows astronomers to see disks surrounding black holes
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 14:49
in Astronomy & Space
For the first time, a team of international researchers has found a way to view the accretion disks surrounding black holes and verify that their true electromagnetic spectra match what astronomers have long predicted they would be. read more
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