Astronomers have identified the origin of the enormous plasma jet emerging from the supermassive black hole at the heart of galaxy M87. Using updated data from the Event Horizon Telescope, scientists ...

Scientists have traced a 3,000-light-year-long cosmic jet streaming out from the first black hole ever imaged to its likely source point with the help of "significantly enhanced coverage" from the ...

Located at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87), the supermassive black hole M87* holds a special place in the science history books: it’s the first black hole ever imaged and is the origin of ...

The black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy is 1000 times more massive than Sagittarius A*. Watch views of both captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration. Credit: Space.com | ...

Using Event Horizon Telescope observations of M87's black hole from 2017, 2018 and 2021, "astronomers have found some changes in this now iconic image that could be caused by variations in the ...

"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture of the jet launching region." When you ...

• Recently published data from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) of the galaxy Messier 87 facilitate new insights into the direct environment of the central supermassive black hole. • Measured ...

Gigantic black holes lurk at the center of virtually every galaxy, including ours, but we’ve lacked a precise picture of what impact they have on their surroundings. A University of Chicago-led group ...

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