Re:Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the h...
by gnulinux on Thursday May 12, 2022 @01:21PM
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> It's a bit like an alien scientist showing an X-ray picture of a skeleton:"This is a human!"
What is the problem here? Surely skeleton (or other things detectable via X-rays) is an integral part of a human. If you have no way of seeing an alien, but have an x-ray of them, wouldn't you say we have a significantly better understanding of this alien species, than having nothing at all?
What is the problem here? Surely skeleton (or other things detectable via X-rays) is an integral part of a human. If you have no way of seeing an alien, but have an x-ray of them, wouldn't you say we have a significantly better understanding of this alien species, than having nothing at all?