April 13, 2020 • 29 mins
Black Holes are awesome but why are their names so boring? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy deep dive into the mysteries of black holes.
Below you can find links to further reading on the topics discussed in this episode.
- For any space object's name to be officially recognized by astronomers around the world, needs approval by the International Astronomical Union (IAU)
NEWS UPDATE with Tia Ghose, Assistant Managing Editor at Live Science on The Biggest Black Hole Findings of 2019
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Music by Chad Crouch - Algorithms
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