How to Understand What Black Holes Look Like

Why it was recommended

Good video that correctly predicted the image and describes why it looks the way it does

RecommendationJumpCrisscross · Original2019-04

What it covers

Veritasium explains what a black hole should look like, using J.P. Luminet's 1979 work and a cardboard 3D model to show how light bends around it. It was made just as the. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Veritasium

Length

9 min 19 sec

Year

2019

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