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Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable clues about the workings of such giants, which are thought to reside at the centre of most galaxies. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes. Astronomers from Ã山ǿ¼é were part of this global effort.

Classified as: space, black hole, Milky Way galaxy, event horizon telescope, EHT, daryl haggard, Hope Boyce
Published on: 12 May 2022

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. Today, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that they have succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.

Classified as: Ã山ǿ¼é Space Institute, daryl haggard, black hole, event horizon telescope, EHT, cosmology, astronomy, Faculty of Science, science and technology
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Published on: 10 Apr 2019
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