Why starlight turns red escaping from black hole at heart of Milky Way

  • Indranil Banik

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Explains the gravitational redshift effect and how this was recently detected in star S2, which passed very close to the Galactic centre black hole in May 2018.

Period3 Aug 2018

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  • TitleWhy starlight turns red escaping from black hole at heart of Milky Way
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Conversation
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size950 words
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date3/08/18
    DescriptionExplains the gravitational redshift effect and how this was recently detected in star S2, which passed very close to the Galactic centre black hole in May 2018.
    Producer/AuthorIndranil Banik
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/why-starlight-turns-red-escaping-from-black-hole-at-heart-of-milky-way-100864
    PersonsIndranil Banik
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