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Heino Falcke

German astronomer

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  • Age
    60
    Born 1966
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-08-09

Heino Falcke is a German professor of radio astronomy and astroparticle physics at the Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands). His main field of study is black holes, and he is the originator of the concept of the 'black hole shadow'. In 2019, Falcke announced the first Event Horizon Telescope results at the EHT Press Conference in Brussels.

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Scientist
Category
Scientists
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Germany
Last updated
2026-08-09
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  • Website
    www.astro.ru.nl
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Momentum4.7
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Source confidence75.0
Completeness90.0
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  • Хайно Фальке
    wikipedia · uk.wikipedia.org
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  • هينو فالك
    wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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  • Heino Falcke
    wikipedia · ca.wikipedia.org
    Low confidence
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Born
September 26, 1966
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