Black Holes

Credit: 1 Hour

COURSE INTRODUCTION & OUTLINE:

Black holes are some of the most fascinating and mind-bending objects in the cosmos. The very thing that characterizes a black hole also makes it hard to study: its intense gravity. All the mass in a black hole is concentrated in a tiny region, surrounded by a boundary called the “event horizon”. Nothing that crosses that boundary can return to the outside universe, not even light.

A black hole itself is invisible.

But astronomers can still observe black holes indirectly by the way their gravity affects stars and pulls matter into orbit. As gas flows around a black hole, it heats up, paradoxically making these invisible objects into some of the brightest things in the entire universe. As a result, we can see some black holes from billions of light-years away. Our Webinar will explore BLACK HOLES!!

Course Number:  ODPNV498
Field of Study: Geotechnical
Level: Basic
Presenter:
Ronald Finger
Prerequisites: 
None