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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: What Your Ears and Spider Fuzz Have In Common
Description: Learn why Cygnus X-1, the first black hole ever discovered, is bigger than we thought. Then, learn about spider hearing with help from Ron Hoy, a professor of neurobiology and behavior at Cornell University who studies acoustic communication in insects.Â
The first black hole ever discovered is bigger than we thought by Grant Currin
First black hole ever detected is more massive than we thought. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/caos-fbh021821.phpÂ
The mass of Cygnus X-1’s black hole challenges stellar evolution models. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/aaft-tmo021621.phpÂ
Miller-Jones, J. C. A., B...