How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole?
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#14Peak rank
2Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 30, 2026First seen
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- 73
- Comments
- 57
- Submitted by
- dverlaeckt80
- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
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- quantamagazine.org
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How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole? was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 30, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 65 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #14 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 20:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 09:07 UTC.
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What I find really interesting is that black holes don't really "require" infinite density; the mass density inside the event horizon never exceeds neutron star levels, and becomes in fact lower the heavier the black hole gets (=> event horizon enclosed volume grows faster than mass).
One of the most remarkable aspects of physics is that Newtonian gravity calculations are quite spot on for all the parts of black holes layfolk consider important. 1. Both predict the same critical radius, now called the Schwarzschild radius. 2. Both predict a central singularity with formally infinite density in…
Is it just me, or could they have added a, say, picture of a black hole?
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Is How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole? trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 31, 09:07 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole? reached?
#14 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 20:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has How Do You Take a Picture of a Black Hole? been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 30, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (65 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
73 points and 57 comments; submitted by dverlaeckt80 on Oct 30, 2026.