Heart of a distant quasar observed with unprecedented sharpness: Sharpness two million times finer than human vision
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 07:00
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have observed the heart of a distant quasar with unprecedented sharpness, two million times finer than human vision. The observations form a crucial step towards the dramatic scientific goal of the "Event Horizon Telescope" project: imaging the supermassive black holes at the center of our own galaxy and others.