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    How to Get a Black Hole to Say Cheese

    May 01, 2022 4 minutes
    by Abha Jain and Deepa Jain

    Black holes are hungry, heavy cosmic objects that lurk in galaxies. They are also invisible. Could astronomers coax one to step out of the shadows to pose for a snapshot?

    SLURPING UP STARS

    Humans have been daring when it comes to space. We’ve stepped on the Moon, sent robots to Mars, and launched spacecraft into interstellar space. Still, there are some places even Star Trek’s venturesome Captain Kirk wouldn’t want to boldly go: black holes.

    The term “black hole” is a misnomer. These objects aren’t holes. Instead, they are regions of space where matter is tightly squeezed. This makes them very

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