Thursday, 17. October 2002

Laser could scan skies for black holes


Astronomers could scan the skies for black holes using a super-powerful laser, two physicists are suggesting1. Black holes close to our Solar System would reflect the light back to Earth, the pair calculates, despite the popular image of these holes as omnivorous astrophysical objects from which not even light can escape.

¬> <a href="www.nature.com"target="_blank">Nature

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