Public talk (in German) “That’s no black hole”

  • Date: Nov 17, 2025
  • Time: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Julian Westerweck
  • Location: AEI Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167 Hannover
  • Room: Raum 103/106
  • Host: Benjamin Knispel
  • Contact: benjamin.knispel@aei.mpg.de
  • Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures
A black circle stands out against a brown-blue, nebulae-covered starry background, distorting the background. Inside the black circle are the words “That's no black hole.”
Simulation of a black hole in front of the Eta Carinae Nebula. (Image: JWST/NASA/Black Hole Visualization Program/ESA Advanced Concepts Team)
Research and fiction: Do black holes really exist?
The most astonishing objects in the universe fascinate researchers and filmmakers alike: black holes. But do they really exist, or are they hiding something even stranger? For the first time, gravitational waves are allowing us to have a glimpse at this mystery, which we could previously only marvel at in fiction. Let's take a look at the latest research and how it can go hand in hand with the space-time anomalies and warp drives of Star Trek and co.!
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