Revolutionary Earth-Sized Telescope Captures Explosive Black Hole Eruption, Sheds New Light on Cosmic Phenomena
Trieste, Italy — Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope have observed a significant and unexpected explosion from the supermassive black hole known as M87*, situated at the galaxy’s heart approximately 55 million light-years away. This flaring event, captured in gamma rays, marks the most energetic eruption noted from this particular black hole since 2010, shocking scientists and providing new avenues for understanding black hole behavior and structure. The flare, which spanned approximately three days in …