Astronomers Image Magnetic Fields at the Edge of M87's Black Hole

The M87 black hole in polarized light
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

A new image taken with the globe-spanning Event Horizon Telescope array reveals the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy and its shadow in polarized light. The EHT network of telescopes includes the UArizona ARO Submillimeter Telescope on Mt. Graham in Arizona.

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