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Why do astronomers use x-ray telescopes to study supernova explosions and black holes?

Different types of electromagnetic waves provide different kinds of information. Specifically, black holes will emit large amounts of x-rays.


Is black holes bigger than galaxies?

A black hole has a much larger mass than a planet. The mass of a black hole, however, is contained in a point that is smaller than some fundamental particles. The event horizon of a typical stellar mass black hole is much smaller than any planet, but the event horizons of supermassive black holes are much larger.


What are black holes capable of?

The power or force exerted by black holes is all relative to the size of the black hole. Because black holes have many different sizes, they exert different amounts of forces for each black hole. However, I'm assuming that you are talking about black holes like the super massive black hole located in the center of our galaxy. These kinds of black holes are huge and are so powerful, they can trap light which is traveling 286,000 miles per second. So if you're talking about the big galactic black holes seen in the movies, the answer is the black hole is amazingly powerful and can trap anything that goes past its event horizon (point of no return).


Can the Keck telescopes be used to see black holes?

The Keck telescopes are optical, so no. The only possible exception being the super-luminous flash of Hawking radiation that theoretically occurs in certain-sized black holes, although orbital telescopes have a much better chance of detecting this light. Most of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from black holes has energies in the range of x-rays, an energy range that the Keck telescopes aren't designed for. However, the most likely way that a black hole will be experimentally proven to exist is through the indirect method of measuring stellar orbits. Believe it or not, simple calculations from the ultra-precise, Keplerian orbital measurements of distant stars can be made to show the necessary size and mass of whatever object it is those stars are orbiting. If that size and mass fit the necessary conditions required of black holes, then there's your proof. The Keck telescopes are VERY well-equipped to make those kinds of measurements.


How did humans first find out about black holes?

By solving the equations of general relativity while studying the final stages of stellar evolution for large stars. The answer was so unbelievable and abominable that all kinds of ideas were pursued for other laws of physics that might prohibit such monstrous effects!

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