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Revolutionary imaging of black hole aims to prove they are not ‘evil vacuum cleaners’

Newly appointed Cambridge professor says feat would accelerate scientific knowledge by an order of magnitude

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18

Astronomers watch 2 supermassive black holes caught in a twisted dance with never-before-seen jet behavior

"This result shows that the Event Horizon Telescope is not only useful for producing spectacular images, but can also be used to understand the physics that govern black hole jets."

Space · Jan 13

As our black hole images get more detailed, we may find Einstein wasn't quite right about them

Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, may not be the best recipe to describe black holes.

Space · Nov 18, 2025

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New technique promises clearer, more frequent views of black holes

A powerful new technique is poised to revolutionize how astronomers observe black holes, by producing sharp, multicolored images that could reveal their dynamic evolution in real time.

Space · Jun 19, 2025

The 1st monster black hole ever imaged has messy eating habits

A new analysis of M87*, the first black hole imaged by humanity, has revealed turbulence in the matter around it, which this supermassive black hole feasts upon.

Space · Jan 24, 2025

The 8 most controversial science stories of 2024

From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's our pick of controversial science stories in 2024.

LiveScience · Dec 28, 2024

1st image of Milky Way's 'black hole heart' has errors, study claims

The image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, captured by the Event Horizon Telescope.

LiveScience · Oct 31, 2024

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1st image of our Milky Way's black hole may be inaccurate, scientists say

The famous doughnut-shaped image of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole may not be fully accurate, an independent analysis of EHT data suggests.

Space · Oct 30, 2024

Exclusive: Inside the Quest to Create the First-Ever Movie of A Black Hole

The international team that delivered the first image of a black hole is now dreaming up how to make black hole movies.

Inverse · Sep 1, 2024

The Event Horizon Telescope Just Made A Major Breakthrough — Black Holes Can Now Be Seen in ‘Color Vision’

This planet-sized telescope just took a major step towards delivering the first video ever of a churning supermassive black hole.

Inverse · Aug 27, 2024

In the last 25 years, black hole physicists have uncovered the unimaginable

Over the last 25 years, black hole physics has experienced something of a revolution.

Space · Jul 17, 2024

Black hole pic reveals Milky Way enigma

"Like a frenetic toddler," the monster at the heart of our galaxy is wild-whipping magnetic plasma

Salon · Mar 28, 2024

2nd image of 1st black hole ever pictured confirms Einstein's general relativity (photo)

A second image of the first black hole ever pictured by humanity, the supermassive black hole in M87, taken one year later shows its shadow persists just as Einstein predicted.

Space · Jan 19, 2024

12 of the most exciting black hole discoveries of 2023

2023 has been a bumper year for black holes, especially those of the supermassive variety. Here is Space.com's picks for the most exciting black hole stories of the year.

Space · Dec 24, 2023

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Space · Nov 9, 2023

1st black hole ever imaged by humans has twisted magnetic fields and scientists are thrilled

Observations from the Event Horizon Telescope show that the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 has twisted magnetic fields that help matter and light escape from the immense gravity in its vicinity.

Tech&Learning · Oct 31, 2023

A Data-Driven Approach to Personalized PD in “The Faculty Room”

The Faculty Room is an innovative professional development program built by data and designed to personalize PD

WEKU · Apr 13, 2023

Goodbye fuzzy donut: The famous first black hole photo gets sharpened up

Scientists have created a new version of a historic black hole image that was first unveiled back in 2019. The central black nothingness now looks larger and darker.

Space · Apr 13, 2023

1st-ever black hole image gets a sharp new AI makeover

A machine learning algorithm has sharpened the first-ever image of a black hole, the supermassive monster at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87, to its maximum fidelity.

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The Conversation · Mar 17, 2023

A unique collaboration using a virtual Earth-sized telescope shows how science is changing in the 21st century

In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration produced the first-ever image of a black hole, stunning the world.

Inverse · Dec 21, 2022

This physicist helped confirm Einstein's greatest predictions in our cosmic backyard

Mariafelicia de Laurentis, deputy project scientist of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, worked on the first image of the Milky Way's central black hole.

Inverse · Sep 14, 2022

This cosmic object was pivotal in the first picture of the Milky Way's black hole

A bright and messy extragalactic den helped us take a special space photo with the Event Horizon Telescope.

Inverse · Jul 14, 2022

The Webb Telescope could help astronomers make a big black hole breakthrough

JWST will work with the Event Horizon Telescope to delve deep into supermassive black holes and glean unprecedented information and detail

Inverse · May 18, 2022

Landmark new study sheds light on how transgender children develop identity over time

In today's Inverse Daily, read about an asteroid headed to Earth, transing youth, the Milky Way’s black hole, and more.

Los Angeles Times · May 14, 2022

She discovered the black hole at the center of our galaxy. This week, she finally saw it

This week, the world got its first-ever look at Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy. The image of a hazy golden ring of superheated gas and bending light was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, a network of eight radio observatories scattered across the…

Salon · May 13, 2022

First image of our galaxy's black hole

Although everything in the galaxy spins around it, it was notoriously hard to photograph — here's why

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