Prologue: Standing on the shoulders of giants -- Why the stars shine -- Live fast, die young -- Mountains high enough to keep me from getting to you -- Why black holes are "black" -- A teaspoon of neutrons help the star collapse down! -- Funny, it's spelled just like "escape -- Why black holes are not "black" -- When 2 become 1 -- Your friendly neighbourhood black hole -- Supermassive-size Me -- Black holes don't suck -- The old galaxy can't come to the phone right now. Why? Because she's dead -- You can't stop tomorrow from coming -- Well, Judy, you did it. She's finally full -- Everything that dies, someday comes back -- Epilogue: Here at the end of all things
Summary:
Right now, you are orbiting a black hole. The Earth goes around the Sun, and the Sun goes around the centre of the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole - the strangest and most misunderstood phenomenon in the galaxy. In this book, Becky Smethurst charts the scientific breakthroughs that have uncovered the weird and wonderful world of black holes, from Hawking radiation to the iconic first photographs of a black hole in 2019.
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