The Cosmic Savannah - Ep 56: Our Supermassive Black Hole

The 365 Days of Astronomy

Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama.

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy! This is the first direct evidence of the black hole in our galaxy. The image was produced by a global research team called the EHT Collaboration, using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes.

We are joined by Dr. Iniyan Natarajan who is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Witwatersrand and who was part of the team of over 300 astronomers who made this possible.

EHT Press Release:

https://eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/astronomers-reveal-first-image-black-hole-heart-our-galaxy

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