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The Black Hole Photograph: The True Story of the Event Horizon Telescope, Einstein's Theory, and the Global Team Who Photographed a Black Hole
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Series: Black Hole, Book 5
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ISBN13: 9798185333167
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 2 2026
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 2 2026
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
On April 10, 2019, humanity saw something no one had ever seen before: a photograph of a black hole.
For over a century, scientists believed black holes were real - but almost everyone agreed that photographing one was impossible. Black holes don't emit light. They swallow it. So how do you take a picture of something designed to be invisible?
For over a century, scientists believed black holes were real - but almost everyone agreed that photographing one was impossible. Black holes don't emit light. They swallow it. So how do you take a picture of something designed to be invisible?
The Black Hole Photograph tells the complete, true story of how more than 200 scientists, engineers, and astronomers from around the world pulled off one of the greatest scientific achievements in history - not once, but twice.
Inside this book, young readers will discover:
Complete with a glossary of key terms explained simply and a frequently asked questions section, this book is perfect for curious young readers, space enthusiasts, homeschool science units, and any kid who's ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what's really out there.
Perfect for young space fans who love:
True stories of scientific discovery
Space, astronomy, and physics
Real-life science heroes
Big questions about the universe
Inside this book, young readers will discover:
- Why black holes are so incredibly hard to see, and the clever trick scientists used to photograph one anyway
- How researchers linked radio telescopes on mountaintops, deserts, and even Antarctica to turn the entire planet into a single Earth-sized camera
- The incredible true story of the Event Horizon Telescope project - from its earliest ideas to its historic 2019 success
- Who Katie Bouman is, and why her joyful reaction to seeing the finished image became a symbol shared around the world
- How the team faced an even harder challenge in photographing Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our own galaxy - and succeeded again in 2022
- How these two photographs put Albert Einstein's 100-year-old theory of general relativity to its ultimate test
- The scientists, soldiers, and dreamers across history - starting with an 18th-century clergyman - who first imagined a star so dense that light itself could never escape
Complete with a glossary of key terms explained simply and a frequently asked questions section, this book is perfect for curious young readers, space enthusiasts, homeschool science units, and any kid who's ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what's really out there.
Perfect for young space fans who love:
True stories of scientific discovery
Space, astronomy, and physics
Real-life science heroes
Big questions about the universe
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