COMS. PERS,SOLAR SYSTEM ASTR 2 PKG
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Chapter 18, Problem 21EAP
Decide whether tile statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain clearly, not all of these have definitive answers, so your explanation is more important than your chosen answer
21. We can detect black holes with X-ray telescopes because matter falling into a black hole emits X rays after it smashes into the event horizon.
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COMS. PERS,SOLAR SYSTEM ASTR 2 PKG
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