23 Nov 2020

Expert feature: Black holes in space with Dr Stephen Curran

From Afternoons, 2:35 pm on 23 November 2020

What's the difference between a black hole and a supermassive black hole? Is earth at risk of being swallowed? How many black holes are there in the universe?

Victoria University astrophysics lecturer Dr Stephen Curran returns for today's expert segment, to answer all of your pressing questions about black holes. 

This European Southern Observatory picture is the first photograph of a black hole.

This European Southern Observatory picture is the first photograph of a black hole. Photo: AFP

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