How to see the invisible: X-ray polarization as a probe of black hole physics
Innerspace Brewing Company 2414 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville, AL, United StatesDr. Ioannis Liodakis (ORAU/NASA) Black holes are mysterious objects that have such strong gravity that nothing can escape from them, not even light. We can detect them by the effects they have on their surroundings, such as jets of matter shooting out from their poles at almost the speed of light. Polarization is an invisible […]