How Do We Know What Happens at the Event Horizon

question 108

Multiple Choice

How do we know what happens at the event horizon of a black hole?

• A)Physicists have created miniature black holes in the lab.
• B)Astronomers have sent spacecraft through the event horizon of a nearby black hole.
• C)Astronomers have analyzed the light from matter within the event horizon of many black holes.
• D)Astronomers have detected X-rays from accretion disks around black holes.
• E)We don't know for sure: we only know what to expect based on the predictions of general relativity.

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