Event Horizon Telescope Captures Never-Before-Seen Detail of Black Hole Jets - ExtremeTech

Two years ago, scientists working with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) made history by releasing the first-ever photo of a black hole.

You’ve probably seen images of Centaurus A in the past — it’s one of the brightest galaxies in the sky.

The Event Horizon Telescope is not a single instrument.

We could have never seen the black hole in M87 with a single telescope, and we’ve never seen Centaurus A in such detail, either. .

Some past analyses of other black hole jets have suggested this tube-like structure, but now we have more confirmation