First-ever photo of black hole may be coming within days. - NBCNewsMACH
are super-dense remnants of collapsed stars whose gravitational forces are so intense that not even light can escape. But if black holes themselves are completely black — invisible — scientists believe that radio waves given off by the gas and dust swirling around them are visible through a sufficiently powerful telescope.
What might that look like in a photo? Physicists have hypothesized that it might look like a dark area over a bright background — essentially the"They have always aspired to image a black hole"shadow," and the best bet is that they have accomplished this feat," Roger Blandford, a Stanford University astrophysicist who is not part of the EHT collaboration, told NBC News MACH in an email.
Blandford said he would be listening in on the briefing, adding that he would be"thrilled" to see an image of a black hole."When I first got interested in black holes as a student, I never imagined that such a feat would be possible."
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