Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have succeeded in measuring the size of giant galaxy Messier 87 and were surprised to find that its outer parts have been stripped away by still unknown ...

Recent data from the Event Horizon Telescope reveals insights into the supermassive black hole in Messier 87. Researchers have identified a probable jet base, using radio emissions at 230 GHz. This ...

The Event Horizon Telescope's polarized view of Sagittarius A*. The lines mark the orientation of polarization related to the magnetic field around the black hole's shadow.EHT Collaboration A new ...

Scientists have revealed an astonishing new image of the black hole in the middle of our galaxy. The object – known as Sagittarius A* – is shown in polarised light for the first time, in a profound ...

Newly appointed Cambridge professor says feat would accelerate scientific knowledge by an order of magnitude ...

For the first time, astronomers have observed, in the same image, the shadow of the black hole at the centre of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) and the powerful jet […] ...

Repeated studies of the supermassive black hole in the galaxy Messier 87 confirm that it continues to act as Einstein’s theory predicted it would. By Dennis Overbye Hello darkness, our old friend, ...

A Hubble Space Telescope image of the giant galaxy M87 shows a 3,000-light-year-long jet of plasma blasting from the galaxy's 6.5-billion-solar-mass central black hole. The blowtorch-like jet seems to ...

A new photo of the supermassive black hole at our galaxy's core looks different from those before. Scientists released the photo, captured by telescopes from around the globe, on Wednesday. The image ...