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Are Black Hole Images Testing Einstein? Beyond General Relativity
Can Black Hole Images Probe Einstein’s Gravity? As telescope arrays sharpen their view of the cosmos, scientists are increasingly able to scrutinize the regions immediately surrounding black holes. The goal is no longer just to capture a striking silhouette against the shimmering accretion disk, but to test the very laws that govern gravity. The central…
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Could Future Black Hole Images Decide If Einstein Was Right About Gravity?
A new frontier in black hole imaging As astronomical techniques sharpen, scientists are increasingly confident that the next generation of black hole images will test the limits of Albert Einstein’s general relativity (GR). The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) and related efforts have already produced striking portraits of black holes, notably the supermassive object at the…