"In April 10, 2019, Award- winning Astrophysicist Heino Falcke presented the first image ever captured of a black hole at an international press conference - a turning point in astronomy that Science magazine called the scientific break- through of the year. That photo was captured with the unthinkable commitment of an intercontinental team of astronomers who transformed the entire world into a global telescope. While this image achieved Falcke's goal in making a black hole, the greatest mystery in the universe, ""visible"" for the first time, he recognizes that the photo itself asks more questions for humanity than it answers.



Light in the Darkness takes us on Falcke's extraordinary journey to the darkest corners of the universe. From the first humans looking up at the night sky to modern astrophysics, from the study of black holes to the still unsolved mysteries of the universe, Falcke asks what it all means, for his own life and for each of our lives as well. In a plea for curiosity and humility, Falcke ponders the big, pressing questions that present themselves when we look up at the stars.





'You don't need to be a scientist to enjoy this clearly written book-the author offers a broader prospective on the motives that drive us to seek understanding of the cosmos and our place in it.'

SIR MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal

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