New image reveals violent events near a supermassive black hole
Washington DC, US Reuters Expanding upon the historic first images of black holes, scientists on Wednesday unveiled the first picture showing the violent events unfolding around one of these ravenous cosmic behemoths, including the launching point of a colossal jet of high-energy particles shooting outward into space. The new image was obtained using 16 telescopes […]
Essay: Say hello to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy
Among the international team that captured the first image of the black hole at the Milky Way’s centre, CHRIS IMPEY, professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – how they did it and why it’s such a big deal…