Supermassive black hole's bright 'photon ring' revealed in new image - Space.com


8/17/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Robert Lea

The first image of the black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 has been 'remastered' to reveal forces at work around the behemoth.

A newly remastered image of the black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) peels back the layers of the black hole to reveal photons flung around by the object's tremendous gravitational … [+4536 chars]

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