First Direct Image of a Black Hole Expelling a Powerful Jet | ESO

First Direct Image of a Black Hole Expelling a Powerful Jet | ESO

ESOcast 260 Light: For the first time, astronomers have observed, in the same image, the shadow of the black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) and the powerful jet expelled from it. This was accomplished with the help of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescopes, of which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner.

Video Credits: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis & Martin Wallner

Editing: Angelos Tsaousis

Web & technical support: Gurvan Bazin & Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Jonas Enander

Footage and photos: ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser, Digitized Sky Survey 2, ESA/Hubble, RadioAstron, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al., S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF), R. S. Lu (SHAO), E. Ros and H. Rottmann/MPIfR,  Nicolle R. Fuller/NSF, A. Duro.

Scientific consultants: Paola Amico & Mariya Lyubenova

Duration: 1 minute, 37 seconds

Release Date: April 26, 2023

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