2020 Breakthrough Prize Awarded to Event Horizon Telescope Team

The 347-person team that made the first image of a supermassive black hole has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, one of the “Oscars of Science.” By synchronizing 8 radio telescopes, the team created a virtual telescope the size of the Earth, with a resolving power never before achieved from the Earth’s surface. One of their first targets was the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87. NOAO Astronomer Tod Lauer is a member of the Event Horizon Telescope team.

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Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

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Tipo:Simulation
Release date:5 de Septiembre de 2019
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