Janna Levin Instagram – From hopeless but pretty calculations in pen on paper to an actual image of the black hole ray gun. Amazing. Repost from @ehtelescope – Event Horizon Telescope Captures First Image of Black Hole’s Magnetic Fields
For the first time, EHT scientists have mapped out the magnetic fields surrounding black holes in the centers of galaxies. To do this, they captured light waves that were polarized. You can see the orientation of these light waves highlighted in the elegant golden arcs around the black hole’s shadow.
This new image may hold the key to one of astronomy’s greatest mysteries: the extraction of energy from black holes. Black holes have the strongest gravity in the universe– they bend the path of light, pull blazing-hot plasma into orbit around them, and even warp magnetic fields. Surprisingly, some black holes also eject matter and energy, forming massive jets that shoot material away at tremendous speeds.
But why do these jets form, and how do they resist the pull of the black hole? With this breakthrough, EHT scientists have taken a crucial step in solving the mystery.
Credit: EHT Collaboration
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