Astronomy Talk

Black holes in the Universe: where, what, and why?

In 2015, a merging pair of black holes was directly detected for the first time. Since then, the number of detections has grown substantially. This talk will describe the new catalogue of black holes and highlight some surprising features that pose new challenges for our understanding of these elusive objects.

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Royal Observatory Edinburgh
Blackford Hill
Edinburgh
EH9 3HJ
Scotland