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New Image Exposes Intense Magnetic Field of the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
A new image of our galaxy’s central black hole reveals the magnetic field surrounding the object in polarized light. The image reveals how gas and superheated matter in the immediate vicinity of the black hole move around it. But aside from that, it’s a great way to visualize the extreme physics happening at the center…
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‘We Have a Doughnut’: Astronomers React to First Image of Milky Way’s Black Hole
The fuzzy, bright-orange trappings of a cosmic beast that lurks in the heart of our galaxy made quite the impact today on scientists and space nerds alike. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration released its first image the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A*, in another major scientific…
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New Video Puts Iconic Image of Black Hole in a Cosmic Context
Two years ago, astronomers acquired the first direct image of a black hole. A coordinated observation campaign of this object is now adding to our understanding of this black hole and its tumultuous surroundings.
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Scientists Behind First Black Hole Image Win $4 Million Breakthrough Prize Award
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has awarded $US21.6 ($32) million to winners of its 2020 Breakthrough Prizes, including a $US3 ($4) million prize to 347 members of the black hole-imaging Event Horizon Telescope team.