Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know
3.1
(97)
Documentary
2020
98 min
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Black holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Horizon Telescope links observatories across the world to simulate an earth-sized instrument. With this tool the team pursues the first-ever picture of a black hole, resulting in an image seen by billions of people in April 2019. Meanwhile, Hawking and his team attack the black hole paradox at the heart of theoretical physics—Do predictive laws still function, even in these massive distortions of space and time? Weaving them together is a third strand, philosophical and exploratory using expressive animation. “Edge” is about practicing science at the highest level, a film where observation, theory, and philosophy combine to grasp these most mysterious objects.
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"As a layman that does enjoy topics like this, I only down voted because the documentary was mostly just focused on the process that led to the first (super blurry) picture of a black hole. As neat and groundbreaking as it is, my lack of knowledge regarding physics and space didn't allow me to appreciate this very much. I assumed it was going to be more educational, because I had no idea what they were talking about to each other behind the scenes, or why the final image result was truly worth appreciating.
In other words, they explained things a little, but not enough for your average commoner to fully understand what's going on in this documentary."
2GMike
"It was very interesting to expand the knowledge of black holes and learn more about the most interesting object in space "
Rose Raziel
