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Aas Science News: Possible Orphan Black Hole
Article reports on the discovery of a supermassive object 90 million light-years from Earth that may be an orphan black hole.
Harvard University
Universeforum: Black Holes
This site explores black holes in an easy-to-understand format. Answers such quesitons as, "What are black holes?" and "Do black holes really exist?"
NASA
Nasa: Star Child: Black Holes [Pdf]
This NASA teacher's guide provides educators with background information and classroom activities about black holes. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Story Behind the Science
Story Behind the Science: Detection of Black Holes [Pdf]
Article outlining the scientific history behind the discovery of black holes. The writer discusses how scientific theories guide scientists in creating explanations for natural phenomena.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Special Waves From Black Holes Discovered
Learn about the discovery of gravitational waves made from two black holes colliding over a billion years ago!
Space.com
Space: Astronomers Surprised: Stars Born Near Black Hole
Black holes seem to be a constant point of debate for astronomers. This article confirms the theory that black holes can help form massive stars and gives more support to the idea that black holes play a big role in galaxy formation....
Space.com
Space: Astronomers Surprised: Stars Born Near Black Hole
Black holes seem to be a constant point of debate for astronomers. This article confirms the theory that black holes can help form massive stars and gives more support to the idea that black holes play a big role in galaxy formation....
NASA
Nasa: Fall Into a Black Hole!
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration allows one to play "Falling into a Black Hole," and take an imaginary trip to a black hole right now!
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity and Astrophysics
College-level physics course focusing on black holes. Course topics include general relativity, astrophysics, and elements of cosmology . Course features include selected video lectures, lecture notes, assignments, and exams.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Could the Earth Be Swallowed by a Black Hole?
Fabio Pacucci examines the probability of Earth being gobbled up by a black hole.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Black Hole
[Free Registration/Login Required] Watch a clock slow down in the strong gravitational field near the event horizon of a massive black hole. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [2:57]
PBS
Pbs Teachers:monster of the Milky Way: Birth of a Black Hole
Discover how a dying star can be reborn as a black hole. View a slide show that follows the progression of events from an old, dying star to newborn black hole.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Black Hole
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Amazing Space: No Escape: The Truth About Black Holes
This site is for teachers or anyone interested in detailed information on black holes. Lesson plans are included as well as a grab bag of web images. Students have a chance to write and submit a paper on black holes and to explore the...
NASA
Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Black Holes
Resource introduces black holes at two different levels. Take a journey through a black hole, discover what a wormhole is, and discover how we know black holes are there. Includes a quiz on the information presented.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubblesite: Hubble Finds a New Black Hole
From NASA's Hubblesite, photographs of a black hole taken with the Hubble telescope. Includes explanatory press release.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Black Holes
An incredible interactive site with a wealth of well-organized information about black holes. Take a simulated journey to a black hole or try one of the interactive experiments in the Black Hole Encyclopedia to see if you can safely...
Other
The Black Hole Encyclopedia
Explore an interactive encyclopedia of known and suspected black holes and find out how they are formed. Includes a glossary of terms, movie files and links to black holes in popular movies and books.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Neutron Stars and Black Holes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the characteristics of neutron stars and black holes.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Star Makes Closest Approach to Black Hole in Milky Way
A star known as S0-2 made its closest approach to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way in 2018.
Cosmos 4 kids
Cosmos4 Kids: Stars: Black Holes
Learn about black holes in our solar system. What are they? How are they formed? What is their structure? The brief, to the point text makes this site most appropriate for the younger researcher.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: General Relativity Schwarzschild
Visualization that uses the Schwarzschild metric, showing the orbit light travels near a black hole.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Particle Worldline Model
Simulation exploring the behavior of particles as they approach a black hole using Schwarzschild coordinates.
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 11 25 13: Black Hole Birth Spawned Record Breaking Blast
Article reports on a recent record-breaking observation in space - the bright gamma-ray burst ever recorded.
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