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Astronomers Say Proof of Black Hole Theory Is Almost Within Their Grasp

Astronomers Say Proof of Black Hole Theory Is Almost Within Their Grasp

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Astronomers Say Proof of Black Hole Theory Is Almost Within Their Grasp

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Astronomers Say Proof of Black Hole Theory Is Almost Within Their Grasp

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New York, N.Y: New York Times Company

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The New York times, 1992-01-17

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English

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New York, N.Y: New York Times Company

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Dr. [Tod R. Lauer] emphasized that the images of especially dense starlight alone did not prove conclusively the black hole's presence. "It looks like a duck, but we haven't heard it quack yet," he said at a news conference. M87's nucleus has long been considered a strong candidate for a black hole, as hypothesized in Einstein's theory of general r...

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Astronomers Say Proof of Black Hole Theory Is Almost Within Their Grasp

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0362-4331

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