Close IYA2009 by journeying into a black hole!

19 December 2009

To celebrate the closing of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, AthenaWeb and the scientific magazine Science et Avenir invite you to an incredible virtual space odyssey: Journey to the Heart of a Black Hole.

The astrophysicist Alain Riazuelo leads us into an incredible virtual journey towards the heart of a black hole. The interstellar flight’s objective is to move towards Epsilon Eridani. Smaller and cooler than our own Sun, this mythic star is located only about 10.5 light-years away from us and became famous as the possible home planet of Star Trek's pointy ears character, Mr Spock.

On our way, we discover the physical phenomenon called the aberration of light, before getting to the heart of the black hole itself… from which we will never be able to come back!

The video, and more information about it, is available here: http://www.athenaweb.org/backoffice/newsletter/preview.php?id=28

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The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.