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A century after Einstein's mathematics suggested the possibility of black holes, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is finally observing them. The project's latest achievement is the first image of the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Join Brian Greene and the EHT's Founding Director Shep Doeleman to explore these stunning breakthroughs that are taking us ever closer to seeing the unseeable. This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participant: Shep Doeleman Moderator: Brian Greene Share your thoughts on this program through a short survey: survey.alchemer.com/s3/6906819/Black-Holes-Seeing-the-Unseeable 00:00 - Introduction 05:14 - Participant Introduction 06:12 - The first image of a black hole 08:18 - Where are the telescopes located? 14:58 - How do get the image of a black hole? 18:08 - Einstein and black holes 23:09 - Karl Schwarzschild and his black hole equation 29:26 - Andrea Ghez and Rein...

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