Black Hole at the heart of M87: Artist’s impression

Black Hole at the heart of M87: Artist’s impression

This artist’s impression depicts the black hole at the heart of the enormous elliptical galaxy Messier 87 (M87). This black hole was chosen as the object of paradigm-shifting observations by the Event Horizon Telescope. The superheated material surrounding the black hole is shown, as is the relativistic jet launched by M87’s black hole.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/M. Kornmesser
Release Date: April 10, 2019


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