Milky Way vs M87: EHT photos show 2 very different supermassive black holes

About three years ago, scientists were able to produce the first ever image of a black hole by using a telescope that is the size of the Earth. They’ve figured out a way to do it again, but this one is even closer to Earth. There are hundreds of scientists involved in this project and when looking at the images they look similar when you look at the sky. However, when you look at them via a telescope you can see they are different in so many ways.

Key Takeaways:

• ABout three years ago, a telescope that is the size of the Earth helped to produce the first image of a black hole.
• The two black hole pictures show how difficult it is for image materials to move around it’s boundary.
• At the heart of the black holes there is a very bright ring that surrounds the black hole’s shadow.

“The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has now produced images of two supermassive black holes: the one in the center of a galaxy called M87 and the one at the center of our own galaxy, the Milky Way.”

Read more: https://www.space.com/milky-way-m87-black-holes-compared-eht

References:

• Space (Website)
• VIDEO NEWS USA (YouTube Channel)