The monster black hole lurking at the center of galaxy M87 is an absolute beast. It is one of the largest in our vicinity and ...

The famous black hole M87 keeps surprising us. New research calculates its spin speed to be at 80% of the theoretical limit, ...

We learned a lot about black holes from the first-ever image of one, a picture of M87* published in 2019. The EHT Collaboration followed up that work with an image revealing the magnetic fields ...

An international team led by Chinese astronomers has unveiled a new image of the supermassive black hole at the center of elliptical galaxy Messier 87, or M87, featuring its accretion disk and the ...

The original M87* image was blurry, and showed only the immediate vicinity of the black hole’s event horizon, the spherical surface that shrouds its interior. Any material that crosses the event ...

The black hole weighs about 6.5 billion solar masses. Scientists now believe it spins at around 80% of the maximum speed ...

At the core of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87), a cosmic behemoth is challenging preconceptions. Renowned for being the first ...

The iconic image of a supermassive black hole in the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy—described by astronomers as a "fuzzy orange donut"—was a stunning testament to the capabilities of the Event ...

or M87. The observations were initially made in 2018 by combining the capabilities of multiple telescopes. The groundbreaking image can help astronomers gain more insight into how black holes ...

(Nanowerk News) The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration – including theoretical physicists from Goethe University – has released new images of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center ...

Black holes are infamous for being invisible. But thanks to a new technique from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) team, ...