The first image of the Milky Way’s central black hole and the unique enhancement Africa could offer future tests of gravity

dc.contributor.authorDeane, Roger
dc.contributor.authorNatarajan, Iniyan
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-01T09:56:12Z
dc.date.available2022-08-01T09:56:12Z
dc.date.issued2022-07
dc.description.abstractThe Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration recently released the first images of the supermassive black hole in the heart of the Milky Way galaxy. The ring size and shape in these images are consistent with Einstein’s general theory of relativity. The location of this black hole in southern skies and its rapidly changing appearance mean that expanding the EHT into Africa is critical to optimally utilise this unique gravitational laboratory in the future. Leveraging our southern African geographic advantage will turn images into high-fidelity movies – a game-changing milestone for precision tests of gravity with the next-generation EHT.en_US
dc.description.departmentPhysicsen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajs.co.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDeane R, Natarajan I. The first image of the Milky Way’s central black hole and the unique enhancement Africa could offer future tests of gravity. South African Journal of Science 2022;118(7/8), Art. #14332. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/14332.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/sajs.2022/14332
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86606
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africaen_US
dc.rights© 2022. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.en_US
dc.subjectEvent Horizon Telescope (EHT)en_US
dc.subjectSupermassive black holeen_US
dc.subjectMilky Way galaxyen_US
dc.titleThe first image of the Milky Way’s central black hole and the unique enhancement Africa could offer future tests of gravityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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