Chapter 1. 159 Detecting Black Holes

Question How do we "see" black holes that develop from massive stars?

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Question How do we "see" black holes that develop near the centers of galaxies?

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Question Where's the evidence of the supermassive black hole?

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Question What type of evidence is this?

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