March 23, 2018 8-10PM
Event Type:
Lecture and Stargazing
Title: The Truth About Black Holes
Lecturer: Leo Stein
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: Caltech
Abstract:
Black holes: the most powerful objects in the universe. Are they really ravenous space monsters, or merely misunderstood? What does spaghetti have to do with black holes? Are black holes actually black? We'll go over what astrophysicists know and don't know about black holes, and try to clear up some common misconceptions.