Event Horizon Telescope initiative scientists are working on a historical achievement: capturing the movement of a black hole for the first time. The Guardian reported that this black hole, located at the heart of the M87 galaxy, will be under close observation.
The newspaper quoted Sera Markoff, one of the founders of the Event Horizon project, as saying: “We may be able to understand the spin rate of the black hole better, how it produces jets, which is one of the most important unsolved questions in our field. (These jets) may change the course of the entire galaxy’s evolution, even the surrounding galaxies.”
According to information in the newspaper, the black hole in the M87 galaxy has a massive mass equivalent to six billion suns, and its size is close to the size of our solar system.
Celestial objects with these specifications move relatively slowly, allowing telescopes to capture a series of successive images and present them as a video clip. The filming is scheduled to take place in March and April of 2026, which are the optimal time periods for conducting these studies.
