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Roeland van der Marel (STScI)

Roeland van der Marel (STScI). Black Holes. Most extreme objects in the Universe Of considerable interest to the public Large demand for information Many questions and misconceptions “do they really exist?” “giant vacuum cleaners?” “danger to earth?”

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Roeland van der Marel (STScI)

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  1. Roeland van der Marel(STScI)

  2. Black Holes • Most extreme objects in the Universe • Of considerable interest to the public • Large demand for information • Many questions and misconceptions • “do they really exist?” • “giant vacuum cleaners?” • “danger to earth?” • Excellent topic to teach concepts of basic physics • Observations, hypothesis testing, scientific method • Scale and content of the Universe • Light • Gravity

  3. Resources • Interactive, Multi-Media web site developed at STScIhttp://hubblesite.org/go/blackholes • Top Prize & Physics Category winner Pirelli Awards • Finalist NSF Science & Engineering Visualization challenge • (Free) Kiosk Software for Informal Education Institutionshttp://hubblesource.stsci.edu/exhibits/components/kiosk • Honorary mention American Association of Museums MUSE Awards

  4. Introductory Animation

  5. Finding the Invisible

  6. The Voyage

  7. Up Close and Personal

  8. Experiments

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