Einstein Might Have Been Wrong About Black Holes

Einstein might have been wrong about black holes

Researchers are using black hole shadows to challenge Einstein’s theory of relativity. With new simulations and future ultra-sharp telescope images, they may uncover signs that his famous equations don’t tell the whole story.

Sharper Black Hole Images Could Put Einstein’s Gravity to the Test: New Study Maps What Future Telescopes Must See (7 Nov 2025)

Published: November 7, 2025 What happened today A wave of coverage on Friday highlighted a new Nature Astronomy study that sets a concrete target for the next generation of black hole images: if upcoming telescopes can reach percent‑level fidelity, they could tell Einstein’s black holes apart from a range of look‑alikes predicted by alternative theories of gravity. The paper—published November 5—uses advanced simulations to show that when the mi…

UHasselt hosts interactive exhibition on the Einstein Telescope

Flemish minister-president Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) and Hans Plets, CEO of ET Flanders, officially opened the interactive Einstein Telescope...

New high-res black hole images challenge Einstein’s theory of relativity

A black hole can feel like the most distant and unreal object you could ever think about, yet the way its darkness bends light may one day speak directly to the deepest parts of physics. If you have ever looked at the famous images of the giant object in galaxy M87 or the one at the center of the Milky Way, you have already seen what scientists call a black hole shadow. Those glowing rings of hot gas circle an empty space where light vanishes fo…