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Probing the jet base of M87's supermassive black hole

Probing the jet base of M87's supermassive black hole
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M87'S POWERFUL JET UNLEASHES RARE GAMMA-RAY OUTBURST

In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration scientists relea…
Light curve of the gamma-ray flare (bottom) and collection of quasi-simulated images of the M87 jet (top) at various scales obtained in radio and X-ray during the 2018 campaign. The instrument, the wavelength observation range and scale are shown at the top left of each image. Credits: EHT Collaboration, Fermi-LAT Collaboration, H.E.S.S. Collaboration, MAGIC Collaboration, VERITAS Collaboration, EAVN Collaboration

Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has uncovered …
The Polarized Milky Way in Multiple Wavelengths

M87* One Year Later: Proof of a Persistent Black Hole Shadow

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has released new images of M87*…
M87Image2018

EHT Makes Highest-Resolution Black Hole Detections from Earth Open configuration options

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, in collaboration with the Atac…
Location of the observatories

The EHTC Announces Early Career Awards

Congratulations to our early career awards recipients
EHT earlycareer awards 2024

Response to An Independent Analysis of EHTC Imaging of Sgr A* by Miyoshi et al. 2024

In 2022, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration (EHTC) published the first i…
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Probing the jet base of M87's supermassive black hole
• 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 differences in the radio light on different spatial scales can...