Slide 9 of 13
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1: PHYSICS FOR FUN AND PROFIT
2: Branches of Physics
3: Careers in Physics
4: WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
5: Worm Holes
6: How Do Black Holes Form?
7: Observational Evidence for Black Holes
8: Black Holes in Star Systems
9: Black Hole Candidate
10: Black Holes in the Center of Galaxies
11: Why are black holes important?
12: Information Loss
13: Towards “A Unified Theory of Everything”
This slide shows the x-rays (in red) being emitted by a black hole candidate. We can see the bright companion star in the center, but the black hole does not emit visible light, only x-rays.