First image of black hole Pwehi released on April 10, 2019. (File photo courtesy of the Event Horizon Telescope Project and Maunakea Observatories) In the spring of 2019, astronomer Doug Simons found it difficult to sleep at night after seeing the world’s first image of a black hole, taken by the international collaboration of the … Read more
Quasar’s observations have allowed astronomers to see time move in slow motion. This is a prediction of Einstein’s special theory of relativity. Image via NASA/ ESA/ J. Olmsted (STScI). Geraint Lewis, University of Sydney According to our best understanding of physics, the fact that space is expanding should affect the apparent flow of time, with … Read more
An international research team studied the scorching exoplanet WASP-76 b using the MAROON-X instrument on the Gemini-North Telescope. The team successfully identified 11 chemical elements in the planet’s atmosphere, providing crucial information on the formation and composition of giant planets. The planet, which is 12 times closer to its star than Mercury is to the … Read more
Astronomers have produced an image depicting both the accretion structure and the powerful relativistic jet of the black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87. The image was generated using the Global Millimeter VLBI Array (GMVA), integrated by the Atacama Large Millimeter /submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Greenland Telescope (GLT), providing a panoramic … Read more
