An international collaboration of scientists has promised a “groundbreaking result” from a project on Wednesday that many expect will be the first-ever photograph of the edge of a black hole.
The Event Horizon Telescope project, which has for years been trying to snap a photo of a black hole at the centre of our galaxy, will broadcast its findings in simultaneous press conferences in cities around the globe.
Photos of black holes have been elusive for a number of reasons. One is that their gravitational pull makes it impossible for light to escape. They are also located extremely far away from Earth and are very tiny when viewed from Earth. Over five days in April 2017, the Event Horizon Telescope project pointed eight radio telescopes located in various cities across the globe to Sagittarius A*. When put together, the eight telescopes create “a virtual Earth-sized telescope,” according to the project.
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