num_pages: 368
description: The International Bestseller On April 10 2019 award-winning astrophysicist Heino Falcke presented the first image ever captured of a black hole at an international press conferencea turning point in astronomy that Science magazine called the scientific breakthrough of the year. That photo was captured with the unthinkable commitment of an intercontinental team of astronomers who transformed the world into a global telescope. While this image achieved Falckes goal in making a black hole visible for the first time he recognizes that the photo itself asks more questions for humanity than it answers. Light in the Darkness takes us on Falckes extraordinary journey to the darkest corners of the universe. From the first humans looking up at the night sky to modern astrophysics from the study of black holes to the still-unsolved mysteries of the universe Falcke asks in even the greatest triumphs of science is there room for doubts faith and a God? A plea for curiosity and humility Light in the Darkness sees one of the great minds shaping the world today as he ponders the big pressing questions that present themselves when we look up at the stars.
language: English
title: Light in the Darkness: Black Holes, the Universe, and Us
publisher: HarperOne