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@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

🤯 Scientists capture first image of two black holes in orbit

「 The black holes themselves remain invisible, but the image provides clear visual evidence of their position, motion, and dual existence. The larger of the two has a mass estimated at 18 billion times that of the Sun. The smaller is around 150 million times the Sun’s mass 」

https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes/science-and-technology/28090-scientists-capture-first-image-of-two-black-holes-in-orbit.html

#blackholes #astrophysics #science

Helsinki Times

Scientists capture first image of two black holes in orbit

Researchers have released the first confirmed image of two black holes orbiting each other. The observation confirms a theory that has remained unproven for more than 40 years. The discovery centres on quasar OJ287, located five billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Cancer. Quasars are the luminous cores of distant galaxies, powered by the gravitational energy of supermassive black holes. The image shows two bright points, each representing a jet of high-energy particles emitted by one of...
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