The Big Event, 2024

May 6-10, 2024

Hope you see you back at the event horizon for Black Hole Week 2024, happening May 6-10. When the time comes, we'll share stories, images, and news throughout the week on this page. Check back here on May 6!

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Postcard with a rocket twisted around a fork, imagining the speghettification that would happen near a black hole's event horizon.
See the sights (or lack thereof)! Go past the point of no return! Get stretched into a giant noodle! Your friends will be jealous of your adventures at the event horizon when they receive this postcard. Or, more importantly, if they receive it.
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