History of discovery
The History of Black Holes
From a strange mathematical solution that many thought unphysical, through the theoretical work that made them respectable and the observations that made them real, to the imaging of a black hole's shadow and the star orbits that prove one lurks at the Milky Way's heart.
Astronomers, eras & methods
Knowledge connections
- Associated withSagittarius A*
- Associated withGravitational-Wave Detection
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.