Science
The first black hole ever imaged now appears to be a little wobbly – Inverse
Using data gathered on black hole M87* in 2019, astronomers reveal that the crescent shadow surrounding the black hole is wobbling.
In 2019, we got our first good glimpse of the most mysterious cosmic object we know of.
For the first time, astronomers imaged a black hole, lurking on the dark side of the universe some 53 million lightyears away at the center of the galaxy Messier 87 (M87).
The image galvanized scientists’ understanding of these massive objects, and the data collected continues to feed their ever-expanding knowledge of black holes. Now, astronomers poring over these data have discovered something unexpected …
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