It’s a Black Hole!

Yes, it’s a black hole all right. Following on from my reflections from last night, I can report that the press conference revelations were remarkable indeed. Above you see the image they revealed! It is the behemoth at the centre of the galaxy M87! This truly groundbreaking image is the result of international collaboration involving hundreds of scientists – another wonderful tribute to the power of scientific cooperation.

There’s more at the Event Horizon Telescope website here, and a Guardian article here, among many other sources. (update: Excellent Physics World piece here.)

-cvj