Event Horizon telescope Claim: A photo shared online in March 2024 shows the first image in polarized light of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way. Judgement: Rating: true Context: The photo showed the first image in polarized light of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way … Read more
Astronomers have captured the first image of polarized light and the magnetic fields surrounding Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milly Way. The historic observation made with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has revealed that the neatly arranged magnetic fields resemble those around the supermassive black hole at … Read more
The second image of the first black hole ever captured by humanity shows its shadow still lingering a year later. The newly released image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) on April 21, 2018, one year and ten days … Read more