Name: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Black Holes
Start: 2026-03-16T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-16T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Track Brewing Co - Brewery & Taproom

Explore the science of black holes, how they form, how we detect them, and what happens if you get too close, fact from fiction.
About this Event

Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Black Holes
Speaker: Rene Breton, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Manchester

Black holes capture the imagination like no other cosmic object. But beyond the mystery and movie myths, what are they really? How can gravity become so strong that even light cannot escape—and how do we know such objects truly exist? In this talk, we will explore how black holes form, how astronomers detect them through light and gravitational waves, and what would happen if an astronaut were to venture too close to one of them. Blending striking ideas with real observations, this talk separates science from fiction and reveals why black holes are among the most compelling discoveries of modern physics.

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