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Black hole named 'Powehi' by Hawaii university professor
Updated On: 12 April, 2019 10:27 AM IST | United Nations | AP
University of Hawaii-Hilo Hawaiian Professor Larry Kimura named the cosmic object - black hole
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Hilo: A language professor has given a Hawaiian name 'Powehi' to the black hole depicted in an image produced in a landmark experiment. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported on Thursday that University of Hawaii-Hilo Hawaiian Professor Larry Kimura named the cosmic object.
The world's first image of a black hole revealed on Wednesday was created using data from eight radio telescopes around the world. The newspaper reports the word meaning "the adorned fathomless dark creation" or "embellished dark source of unending creation" comes from the Kumulipo, an 18th Century Hawaiian creation chant.
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