A colorful image of a black hole
The first ever image of a black hole just got even more detailed
The first ever image of a black hole just got even more detailed
In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration released the first image of a black hole. Now, they have new polarization measurements that probe its magnetic field.
Recently, the world saw the first-ever images of a black hole’s shadow. Future images could be sharper with space-based telescopes!
The Event Horizon Telescope has observed the supermassive black hole at the center of M87, producing the first-ever image of a black hole and marking the beginning of a new era in astronomy.
Today, we hear from Ana Torres Campos about her experiences observing black holes for the Even Horizon Telescope. This is a crosspost from our sister site astrobitos.
Messier 87 (M87) is a giant elliptical galaxy that is best known for its spectacular, 5000-ly-long jet. In this paper, the authors develop models of M87 based on general relativistic numerical simulations and make predictions for the future direct observations of the black hole event horizon that may be possible.