Working together as a 'virtual telescope,' observatories around the world produce first direct images of a black hole
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
An international team of over 200 astronomers has captured the first direct images of a black hole. They accomplished this remarkable feat by coordinating the power of eight major radio observatories on four continents, to work together as a virtual, Earth-sized telescope.