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Black-hole image reveals details of turmoil around the abyss

Observations of galaxy M87 show how the black hole at its centre relates to a long-seen stream of superheated matter.
  1. Davide Castelvecchi
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The first image of a black hole wowed the world in 2019. Fresh data could now help to explain what exactly radio astronomers were looking at — including details of the maelstrom it creates. And in an updated image, the black hole’s original orange ring now appears thinner, courtesy of a new way of analysing the existing data.

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Nature 617, 14-15 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01442-x

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