Astronomers Capture First Image of Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole astronomy space science
This is the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. Image credit: EHT Collaboration.
To image Sgr A*, which is about 27,000 light-years away from Earth, the EHT team created the powerful, which linked together eight existing radio observatories across the planet to form a single Earth-sized virtual telescope. “We have two completely different types of galaxies and two very different black hole masses, but close to the edge of these black holes they look amazingly similar,” said Professor Sera Markoff, co-chair of the EHT Science Council and am astrophysicist at the University of Amsterdam.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NASA recorded a black hole’s song, and you can listen to itNASA scientists have been capturing sounds across the universe, from the screams of black holes to the gassy outbursts of distant stars.
Read more »
Archaeologists Find Spectacular Frescoes in Ancient Egyptian Temple | Sci-News.comArchaeologists have uncovered a series of vibrantly-colored frescoes in an ancient temple at Esna, Egypt, located about 60 km south of the ancient Egyptian capital of Luxor.
Read more »
See four dwarf galaxies merging into one in Hubble image | Digital TrendsAn image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows an unusual interaction of four dwarfgalaxies, so close together that all of them would fit within the Milky Way.
Read more »
Justin Thomas wins PGA ChampionshipJustin Thomas wins his second PGA Championship, beating Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff at Southern Hills.
Read more »
PGA Championship: ESPN's camera angle on Tiger Woods putt irks fansFans watching the PGA Championship at home were frustrated after ESPN zoomed in on a spectator's phone to capture Tiger Woods' birdie on the 13th hole Friday.
Read more »
SpaceX's newest spacesuit could take inspiration from these 10 cool designsSpaceX's spacesuit is very likely inspired by sci-fi, with CEO Elon Musk hinting in 2017 that the company may have taken cues from sci-fi videogames 'Halo' and 'Mass Effect.'
Read more »