r/spaceporn • u/npjprods • Jan 16 '22

The first simulated image of a black hole, calculated with an IBM 7040 computer using 1960 punch cards and hand-plotted by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978 Pro/Processed

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u/TheSilentHeel Jan 16 '22

That’s not what they said. They said the singularity is a mystery yet to be solved…

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u/Rastafak Jan 17 '22

Yeah, I missed that. Since they talked about tearing of spacetime, I assumed they are referring to the singularity. I don't think there's anything like tearing at the event horizon.