Astronomers snap 1st direct image of black hole blasting out a jet …
WEBApr 26, 2023 · The new photo features the monstrous supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87), the first black hole ever directly imaged by humanity.
New, detailed images of the M87* black hole
WEBJan 18, 2024 · In 2017, the EHT took the first image of a black hole. This object, M87*, is the beating heart of the giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 and lives 55 million light years away from Earth. The image of the black hole revealed a bright circular ring, brighter in the southern part of the ring.
Messier 87 - Wikipedia
WEBMessier 87 (also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, generally abbreviated to M87) is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo that contains several trillion stars.
M87* One Year Later: Proof of a Persistent Black Hole Shadow
WEBJan 18, 2024 · The new era of black hole direct imaging, spearheaded by the extensive analysis of the 2017 observations of M87*, opens a new window to investigate black hole astrophysics and allows us to test the theory of general relativity at a fundamental level.
New first-of-its-kind image reveals a jet of material launching …
WEBApr 26, 2023 · A new image shows for the first time the jet and shadow of the black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87, or M87. The groundbreaking image can help astronomers gain more insight into...
New Data, Same Great Appearance for M87* - www.caltech.edu
WEBJan 22, 2024 · An astronomy team that includes Caltech researchers has generated a new image of M87*, the first black hole imaged by humans. The reproducibility of M87*'s likeness with new data helps to validate the original work.
The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole - NASA
WEBApr 25, 2019 · The galaxy M87, imaged here by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, is home to a supermassive black hole that spews two jets of material out into space at nearly the speed of light. The inset shows a close-up view of the shockwaves created by the two jets. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/IPAC.
The Most Intimate Portrait Yet of a Black Hole
WEBMar 24, 2021 · The black hole in question is a monster 6.5 billion times as massive as the sun, and lies in the center of an enormous elliptical galaxy, Messier 87, about 55 million light-years away in the...
Black Hole Image Makes History - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
WEBApr 10, 2019 · The stunning new image shows the shadow of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87), an elliptical galaxy some 55 million light-years from Earth.
See the Sharp New Image of a Supermassive Black Hole
WEBApr 14, 2023 · The black hole in question is situated roughly 54 million light-years away from Earth, at the center of the Messier 87, or M87, galaxy. The colossal black hole is massive—with roughly 6.5...