Mysteries of Black holes discussed at the first astronomical symposium in Slovenia

Date of publication: 31. 8. 2016
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At the 100th anniversary since black holes were first postulated to exist, the University of Nova Gorica received the honour of organizing the first major meeting of the International Astronomical Union in Slovenia, titled: “New Frontiers in Black Hole Astrophysics”.

Mysteries of Black holes discussed at the first astronomical symposium in Slovenia

More than a hundred of world renown experts in astrophysics will take part in the week long meeting and will be welcomed to Cankarjev Dom in Ljubljana on September 12th, by the Minister of Education, Science and Sport, Dr. Maja Makovec Brenčič. Numerous events for the public will accompany the Symposium. Among them, a public talk on the fascinating discovery of gravitational waves will be given by Prof. Sheila Rowan, the Director of the Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow, on September 14th, exactly one year after the first signal was ever observed.

For more information, list of public events and list of some interesting participants, please visit the
symposium webpage: "http://www.blackholes2016.si".

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