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New Event Horizons

Erin Shaw

A team of astronomers based in the MIT Haystack Observatory created a continent-sized telescope “capable of seeing details more than 1000 times finer than the Hubble Space Telescope.” It was created by combining signals from four radio telescopes spread out in Arizona, California, and Hawaii. The unprecedented detail reveals “the highest density yet for the concentration of matter at the center of our galaxy,” which could support the existence of black holes and open opportunities for future study of how black holes affect space and time.

Story suggested by Philip Heying.

Creative Commons image: "black hole" by Pradeep Mahajan on Flickr

9-24-08

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news?

Submitted by Somacub on Wed, 09/24/2008 - 15:48.

considering the fact that my partner and i watched a History Channel special on this the other night, i'm suprised that this is 'news'  for MIT. maybe it's just the fact that they'll be able to confirm what they already thought.

 

wonder what this will mean for the 2012 camp that says we'll be aligning with the galactic center and will be receiving some sort of 'energy' or 'connection' from the area....on one hand, black holes 'swallow' energy...but on the other (at least according to the program i saw), they also shoot out massive amounts of matter. could be a confirmation of sorts. then again, jose arguelle's face on a piece of toast would be much more convincing.