Astronomers have recently managed to detect light behind a giant black hole in space, marking a historic first. Bright flashes of X-ray emissions were observed erupting from a massive black hole at the center of a galaxy located 800 million light-years away. Telescopes captured unexpected lights, appearing as smaller, delayed flashes with different colors than the bright bursts observed.
According to the British newspaper "The Guardian," this discovery confirms Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, as the gravitational pull of black holes bends light rays around them, giving scientists their first glimpse of what lies beyond. Commenting on the discovery, astronomer and co-author of the research published in the scientific journal "Nature," Roger Blandford, stated: "Fifty years ago, when astrophysicists began to speculate about how magnetic fields behave near black holes, they had no idea that one day we would have techniques to directly observe this and see Einstein's theory of general relativity in practical application."
Additionally, astrophysicist Dan Wilkins from Stanford University said, "Any light that enters this black hole does not come out, so we shouldn't be able to see anything behind it." He added, "What enabled us to see the light is due to its bending and the modification of the magnetic fields around it, allowing us to observe it behind the black hole."
