Hubblecast 43: Hubble and Black Holes

For centuries, scientists imagined objects so heavy and dense that their gravity might be strong enough to pull anything in - including light. They would be, quite literally, a black hole in space.

But it's only in the past few decades that astronomers have conclusively proved their existence.

Today, Hubble lets scientists measure the effects of black holes, make images of their surroundings and glean fascinating insights into the evolution of our cosmos.

You can download this episode in various formats from: http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/hubblecast43a/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Hubblecast
• Hubble
• Space
• Telescope
• Astronomy
• Cosmos
• NASA
• ESA
• black holes

[zythepsarian]

@korbindallis she says doctor not doppler, pretty clearly.

[korbindallis]

@zythepsarian

She was saying Doppler Effect

[berzu21]

911

[zythepsarian]

4:19 sounds like she says doctor effect not doppler effect...hope she isnt that stupid

[djvergon]

блин перевевели бы на Русский

TRANSLATE TO RUSSIAN PLEASE

[Bodywrecker]

Why isn't this taut in high schools and colleges? You would think by 2011, that Astronomy and Astrophysics would be one of the main focuses in education.. Especially how the US is behind in Math and Science....

[LsBaba]

I love the schematic of the Hubble Telescope that is shown beginning 02:56 and ending 03:11. Is this available as a poster or as a wallpaper that can be downloaded?