Black hole scientist: 'Wherever we look, we should see donuts'

Ray traced images of Sagittarius A*
Thursday, May 12, 2022

UArizona astrophysicists Feryal Özel and Dimitrios Psaltis identified Sagittarius A* as an ideal target black hole more than 20 years ago. They call it a "Goldilocks black hole," with an environment "just right" for capturing an image.

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