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Calculated Shard: 70 (from laksa086)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa070.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht","crawl_time":1775894074,"first_indexed_time":1705608697,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,sciencenews!www,\/article\/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht s443","src_root_hash":"11628747150769427070","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Astronomers have snapped a new photo of the black hole in galaxy M87","meta_descriptions":["The Event Horizon Telescope image shows material around the black hole has moved, but other aspects remain the same, proving Einstein is right again."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The Event Horizon Telescope image is the first to contain data collected after 2017\nA new Event\nHorizon Telescope image of the supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 (shown) confirms findings from the project’s first image while also showing that some material around the black hole has moved.\nEvent Horizon Telescope Collaboration\nHeads up space\nfans: A new picture of the supermassive black hole lurking in the galaxy M87 just dropped.\nThe new image looks a lot like\nthe previous, headline-grabbing shot\nrevealed in 2019 (\nSN: 4\/10\/19\n). The main difference is that the brightest spot around the black hole\nhas shifted counterclockwise by about 30 degrees\n, researchers report January 18 in\nAstronomy & Astrophysics\n. This is probably due to material sloshing around in the black hole’s accretion disk as it gets consumed.\nBut other aspects have not changed. A bright ring and the black hole’s shadow appear almost exactly the same size as before. This helps confirm that M87’s black hole is the type predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity and not some more exotic or unexpected variety, says astrophysicist Lia Medeiros of Princeton University.\n“In science, it’s always really important to do the same or similar experiments multiple times,” Medeiros says. It helps “make sure you’re not fooling yourself, and that your results are reproducible.”\nMedeiros is part of an international collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, which used\na network of radio telescopes around the globe\nto zoom in on M87’s heart, about 55 million light-years from Earth (\nSN: 4\/10\/19\n). Previously, all images from the EHT — including\nthose of the supermassive black hole in our own galaxy’s center\n— used data taken in 2017 or earlier (\nSN: 5\/12\/22\n). The new picture is the first to incorporate observations from 2018.\nThe EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.\nEvent Horizon Telescope Collaboration\nThe EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.\nEvent Horizon Telescope Collaboration\nIn the interim, the EHT team added another telescope to their collection: the Greenland Telescope in northwestern Greenland. Because the technique the researchers use, known as interferometry, grows better with more facilities, the new image contains previously inaccessible details about M87’s behemoth black hole, which the researchers will dig into later.\nFuture images using data taken in years after 2018 will help physicists learn more about the complex interactions between\nthe black hole’s magnetic field\nand the plasma spinning around it (\nSN: 3\/24\/21\n).\nMore Stories from Science News on\nSpace","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht#content)\n\n**Subscribe today**\n\nEvery print subscription comes with full digital access\n\n[Subscribe Now](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/subscribe1?key=9MNAVBNA&utm_source=banner&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=full_digital_access)\n\nMenu\n\n- [All Topics](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/topics\/)\n  - [Health](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/topic\/health-medicine)\n  - [Humans](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/topic\/humans)\n    - 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The image shows an orange-gold ring around the black hole with the brightest spot appearing toward the bottom right of the ring in this image.](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/011824_am_black-hole_feat.jpg?w=1030)\n\nA new Event Horizon Telescope image of the supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 (shown) confirms findings from the project’s first image while also showing that some material around the black hole has moved.\n\nEvent Horizon Telescope Collaboration\n\nBy [Adam Mann](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/author\/adam-mann \"Posts by Adam Mann\")\n\nJanuary 18, 2024 at 3:11 pm - More than **2 years ago**\n\n## Share this:\n- [Share](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht)\n\n- [Share via email (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=Astronomers%20have%20snapped%20a%20new%20photo%20of%20the%20black%20hole%20in%20galaxy%20M87&body=I%20saw%20this%20on%20Science%20News%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencenews.org%2Farticle%2Fsupermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht%3Futm_source%3Dinternal%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Demail_share)\n- [Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht?share=facebook)\n- [Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht?share=reddit)\n- [Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht?share=twitter)\n- [Print (Opens in new window) Print](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht#print?share=print)\n\nHeads up space fans: A new picture of the supermassive black hole lurking in the galaxy M87 just dropped.\n\nThe new image looks a lot like [the previous, headline-grabbing shot](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope) revealed in 2019 (*SN: 4\/10\/19*). The main difference is that the brightest spot around the black hole [has shifted counterclockwise by about 30 degrees](https:\/\/www.aanda.org\/articles\/aa\/abs\/2024\/01\/aa47932-23\/aa47932-23.html), researchers report January 18 in *Astronomy & Astrophysics*. This is probably due to material sloshing around in the black hole’s accretion disk as it gets consumed.\n\n### Sign up for our newsletter\nWe summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.\n\nBut other aspects have not changed. A bright ring and the black hole’s shadow appear almost exactly the same size as before. This helps confirm that M87’s black hole is the type predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity and not some more exotic or unexpected variety, says astrophysicist Lia Medeiros of Princeton University.\n\n“In science, it’s always really important to do the same or similar experiments multiple times,” Medeiros says. It helps “make sure you’re not fooling yourself, and that your results are reproducible.”\n\nMedeiros is part of an international collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, which used [a network of radio telescopes around the globe](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/event-horizon-telescope-black-hole-picture) to zoom in on M87’s heart, about 55 million light-years from Earth (*SN: 4\/10\/19*). Previously, all images from the EHT — including [those of the supermassive black hole in our own galaxy’s center](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/black-hole-milky-way-first-image-event-horizon-telescope) — used data taken in 2017 or earlier (*SN: 5\/12\/22*). The new picture is the first to incorporate observations from 2018.\n\n![A side-by-side comparison of Event Horizon Telescope images of galaxy M87's black hole from 2017 to 2018. On the left, the image from 2017 shows the brightest spot in the ring toward the bottom of the black hole. On the right, the image from 2018 shows that the brightest spot in the ring rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole since 2017's image.](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/011824_am_black-hole_inline_mobile.jpg?w=680)\n\nThe EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.Event Horizon Telescope CollaborationThe EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration\n\nIn the interim, the EHT team added another telescope to their collection: the Greenland Telescope in northwestern Greenland. Because the technique the researchers use, known as interferometry, grows better with more facilities, the new image contains previously inaccessible details about M87’s behemoth black hole, which the researchers will dig into later.\n\nFuture images using data taken in years after 2018 will help physicists learn more about the complex interactions between [the black hole’s magnetic field](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/black-hole-picture-magnetic-fields-event-horizon-telescope) and the plasma spinning around it (*SN: 3\/24\/21*).\n\nQuestions or comments on this article? 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All rights reserved.\n\n1776 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 [202\\.785.2255](tel:202.785.2255)\n\n[Terms of Service](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/terms-of-service) [Privacy Policy](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/privacy-policy)\n\nPrivacy Manager\n\nClose\n\n## Log in\nSubscribers, enter your e-mail address for full access to the *Science News* archives and digital editions.\n\nNot a subscriber?  \n [Become one now](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/subscription?utm_source=sciencenews&utm_medium=login&utm_campaign=sn-login&tfa_3134=sn-login).","attrs_readable_markdown":"The Event Horizon Telescope image is the first to contain data collected after 2017\n\n![An image of a supermassive black hole in galaxy M87, taken by the Event Horizon Telescope. The image shows an orange-gold ring around the black hole with the brightest spot appearing toward the bottom right of the ring in this image.](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/011824_am_black-hole_feat.jpg?w=1030)\n\nA new Event Horizon Telescope image of the supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 (shown) confirms findings from the project’s first image while also showing that some material around the black hole has moved.\n\nEvent Horizon Telescope Collaboration\n\nHeads up space fans: A new picture of the supermassive black hole lurking in the galaxy M87 just dropped.\n\nThe new image looks a lot like [the previous, headline-grabbing shot](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope) revealed in 2019 (*SN: 4\/10\/19*). The main difference is that the brightest spot around the black hole [has shifted counterclockwise by about 30 degrees](https:\/\/www.aanda.org\/articles\/aa\/abs\/2024\/01\/aa47932-23\/aa47932-23.html), researchers report January 18 in *Astronomy & Astrophysics*. This is probably due to material sloshing around in the black hole’s accretion disk as it gets consumed.\n\nBut other aspects have not changed. A bright ring and the black hole’s shadow appear almost exactly the same size as before. This helps confirm that M87’s black hole is the type predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity and not some more exotic or unexpected variety, says astrophysicist Lia Medeiros of Princeton University.\n\n“In science, it’s always really important to do the same or similar experiments multiple times,” Medeiros says. It helps “make sure you’re not fooling yourself, and that your results are reproducible.”\n\nMedeiros is part of an international collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, which used [a network of radio telescopes around the globe](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/event-horizon-telescope-black-hole-picture) to zoom in on M87’s heart, about 55 million light-years from Earth (*SN: 4\/10\/19*). Previously, all images from the EHT — including [those of the supermassive black hole in our own galaxy’s center](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/black-hole-milky-way-first-image-event-horizon-telescope) — used data taken in 2017 or earlier (*SN: 5\/12\/22*). The new picture is the first to incorporate observations from 2018.\n\n![A side-by-side comparison of Event Horizon Telescope images of galaxy M87's black hole from 2017 to 2018. On the left, the image from 2017 shows the brightest spot in the ring toward the bottom of the black hole. On the right, the image from 2018 shows that the brightest spot in the ring rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole since 2017's image.](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/011824_am_black-hole_inline_mobile.jpg?w=680)\n\nThe EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.Event Horizon Telescope CollaborationThe EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration\n\nIn the interim, the EHT team added another telescope to their collection: the Greenland Telescope in northwestern Greenland. Because the technique the researchers use, known as interferometry, grows better with more facilities, the new image contains previously inaccessible details about M87’s behemoth black hole, which the researchers will dig into later.\n\nFuture images using data taken in years after 2018 will help physicists learn more about the complex interactions between [the black hole’s magnetic field](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/black-hole-picture-magnetic-fields-event-horizon-telescope) and the plasma spinning around it (*SN: 3\/24\/21*).\n## More Stories from Science News on [Space](https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/topic\/space)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	The Event Horizon Telescope image is the first to contain data collected after 2017 A new Event Horizon Telescope image of the supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 (shown) confirms findings from the project’s first image while also showing that some material around the black hole has moved. Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration Heads up space fans: A new picture of the supermassive black hole lurking in the galaxy M87 just dropped. The new image looks a lot like the previous, headline-grabbing shot revealed in 2019 ( SN: 4/10/19 ). The main difference is that the brightest spot around the black hole has shifted counterclockwise by about 30 degrees , researchers report January 18 in Astronomy & Astrophysics . This is probably due to material sloshing around in the black hole’s accretion disk as it gets consumed. But other aspects have not changed. A bright ring and the black hole’s shadow appear almost exactly the same size as before. This helps confirm that M87’s black hole is the type predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity and not some more exotic or unexpected variety, says astrophysicist Lia Medeiros of Princeton University. “In science, it’s always really important to do the same or similar experiments multiple times,” Medeiros says. It helps “make sure you’re not fooling yourself, and that your results are reproducible.” Medeiros is part of an international collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, which used a network of radio telescopes around the globe to zoom in on M87’s heart, about 55 million light-years from Earth ( SN: 4/10/19 ). Previously, all images from the EHT — including those of the supermassive black hole in our own galaxy’s center — used data taken in 2017 or earlier ( SN: 5/12/22 ). The new picture is the first to incorporate observations from 2018. The EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time. Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration The EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time. Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration In the interim, the EHT team added another telescope to their collection: the Greenland Telescope in northwestern Greenland. Because the technique the researchers use, known as interferometry, grows better with more facilities, the new image contains previously inaccessible details about M87’s behemoth black hole, which the researchers will dig into later. Future images using data taken in years after 2018 will help physicists learn more about the complex interactions between the black hole’s magnetic field and the plasma spinning around it ( SN: 3/24/21 ). More Stories from Science News on Space
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The image shows an orange-gold ring around the black hole with the brightest spot appearing toward the bottom right of the ring in this image.](https://www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/011824_am_black-hole_feat.jpg?w=1030) A new Event Horizon Telescope image of the supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 (shown) confirms findings from the project’s first image while also showing that some material around the black hole has moved. Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration By [Adam Mann](https://www.sciencenews.org/author/adam-mann "Posts by Adam Mann") January 18, 2024 at 3:11 pm - More than 2 years ago ## Share this: - [Share](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht) - [Share via email (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=Astronomers%20have%20snapped%20a%20new%20photo%20of%20the%20black%20hole%20in%20galaxy%20M87&body=I%20saw%20this%20on%20Science%20News%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencenews.org%2Farticle%2Fsupermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht%3Futm_source%3Dinternal%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Demail_share) - [Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht?share=facebook) - [Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht?share=reddit) - [Share on X (Opens in new window) X](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht?share=twitter) - [Print (Opens in new window) Print](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/supermassive-black-hole-photo-galaxy-eht#print?share=print) Heads up space fans: A new picture of the supermassive black hole lurking in the galaxy M87 just dropped. The new image looks a lot like [the previous, headline-grabbing shot](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope) revealed in 2019 (SN: 4/10/19). The main difference is that the brightest spot around the black hole [has shifted counterclockwise by about 30 degrees](https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2024/01/aa47932-23/aa47932-23.html), researchers report January 18 in Astronomy & Astrophysics. This is probably due to material sloshing around in the black hole’s accretion disk as it gets consumed. ### Sign up for our newsletter We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday. But other aspects have not changed. A bright ring and the black hole’s shadow appear almost exactly the same size as before. This helps confirm that M87’s black hole is the type predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity and not some more exotic or unexpected variety, says astrophysicist Lia Medeiros of Princeton University. “In science, it’s always really important to do the same or similar experiments multiple times,” Medeiros says. It helps “make sure you’re not fooling yourself, and that your results are reproducible.” Medeiros is part of an international collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, which used [a network of radio telescopes around the globe](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/event-horizon-telescope-black-hole-picture) to zoom in on M87’s heart, about 55 million light-years from Earth (SN: 4/10/19). Previously, all images from the EHT — including [those of the supermassive black hole in our own galaxy’s center](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-milky-way-first-image-event-horizon-telescope) — used data taken in 2017 or earlier (SN: 5/12/22). The new picture is the first to incorporate observations from 2018. ![A side-by-side comparison of Event Horizon Telescope images of galaxy M87's black hole from 2017 to 2018. On the left, the image from 2017 shows the brightest spot in the ring toward the bottom of the black hole. On the right, the image from 2018 shows that the brightest spot in the ring rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole since 2017's image.](https://www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/011824_am_black-hole_inline_mobile.jpg?w=680) The EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.Event Horizon Telescope CollaborationThe EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration In the interim, the EHT team added another telescope to their collection: the Greenland Telescope in northwestern Greenland. Because the technique the researchers use, known as interferometry, grows better with more facilities, the new image contains previously inaccessible details about M87’s behemoth black hole, which the researchers will dig into later. Future images using data taken in years after 2018 will help physicists learn more about the complex interactions between [the black hole’s magnetic field](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-picture-magnetic-fields-event-horizon-telescope) and the plasma spinning around it (SN: 3/24/21). Questions or comments on this article? E-mail us at [feedback@sciencenews.org](mailto:feedback@sciencenews.org) \\| [Reprints FAQ](https://www.sciencenews.org/permission-republish) ### Citations The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. [The persistent shadow of the supermassive black hole of M 87 I. Observations, calibration, imaging, and analysis](https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2024/01/aa47932-23/aa47932-23.html). Astronomy & Astrophysics. Published online January 18, 2024. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347932. ### About [Adam Mann](https://www.sciencenews.org/author/adam-mann "Posts by Adam Mann") Adam Mann is a freelance space and physics reporter. 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Readable Markdown	The Event Horizon Telescope image is the first to contain data collected after 2017 ![An image of a supermassive black hole in galaxy M87, taken by the Event Horizon Telescope. The image shows an orange-gold ring around the black hole with the brightest spot appearing toward the bottom right of the ring in this image.](https://www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/011824_am_black-hole_feat.jpg?w=1030) A new Event Horizon Telescope image of the supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 (shown) confirms findings from the project’s first image while also showing that some material around the black hole has moved. Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration Heads up space fans: A new picture of the supermassive black hole lurking in the galaxy M87 just dropped. The new image looks a lot like [the previous, headline-grabbing shot](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-first-picture-event-horizon-telescope) revealed in 2019 (SN: 4/10/19). The main difference is that the brightest spot around the black hole [has shifted counterclockwise by about 30 degrees](https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2024/01/aa47932-23/aa47932-23.html), researchers report January 18 in Astronomy & Astrophysics. This is probably due to material sloshing around in the black hole’s accretion disk as it gets consumed. But other aspects have not changed. A bright ring and the black hole’s shadow appear almost exactly the same size as before. This helps confirm that M87’s black hole is the type predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity and not some more exotic or unexpected variety, says astrophysicist Lia Medeiros of Princeton University. “In science, it’s always really important to do the same or similar experiments multiple times,” Medeiros says. It helps “make sure you’re not fooling yourself, and that your results are reproducible.” Medeiros is part of an international collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, which used [a network of radio telescopes around the globe](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/event-horizon-telescope-black-hole-picture) to zoom in on M87’s heart, about 55 million light-years from Earth (SN: 4/10/19). Previously, all images from the EHT — including [those of the supermassive black hole in our own galaxy’s center](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-milky-way-first-image-event-horizon-telescope) — used data taken in 2017 or earlier (SN: 5/12/22). The new picture is the first to incorporate observations from 2018. ![A side-by-side comparison of Event Horizon Telescope images of galaxy M87's black hole from 2017 to 2018. On the left, the image from 2017 shows the brightest spot in the ring toward the bottom of the black hole. On the right, the image from 2018 shows that the brightest spot in the ring rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole since 2017's image.](https://www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/011824_am_black-hole_inline_mobile.jpg?w=680) The EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.Event Horizon Telescope CollaborationThe EHT’s first image of M87’s black hole using data collected in 2017 or earlier (left) looks a lot like the new picture (right), the first to incorporate data from 2018. The most notable change is the position of the brightest spot in the ring, which rotated about 30 degrees around the black hole in the intervening time.Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration In the interim, the EHT team added another telescope to their collection: the Greenland Telescope in northwestern Greenland. Because the technique the researchers use, known as interferometry, grows better with more facilities, the new image contains previously inaccessible details about M87’s behemoth black hole, which the researchers will dig into later. Future images using data taken in years after 2018 will help physicists learn more about the complex interactions between [the black hole’s magnetic field](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-picture-magnetic-fields-event-horizon-telescope) and the plasma spinning around it (SN: 3/24/21). ## More Stories from Science News on [Space](https://www.sciencenews.org/topic/space)
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