New image of supermassive M87 galaxy black hole released

The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration released new images of the M87 black hole from observations taken in April 2018, one year after the first observations
New image of supermassive M87 black hole (Ilje Cho/EHT collaboration)

New image of supermassive M87 black hole (Ilje Cho/EHT collaboration)

Astronomers have revealed a new image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Messier 87 galaxy.

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration released new images of the M87 black hole from observations taken in April 2018, one year after the first observations.

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