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M87's powerful jet unleashes rare gamma-ray outburst
Also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, M87 is the brightest object ... information about the change in the jet direction, the brightness distribution of the ring observed by the EHT and the gamma ...
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1st monster black hole ever pictured erupts with surprise gamma-ray explosion
"In the first image during the 2018 observational campaign, it was seen that this ring was not homogeneous ... link it to potential changes in the M87 jet, and enable more sensitive tests of ...
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M87 jet structure and best fitted results based on the yearly stacked image from 2000–2022 (IMAGE)
Top panel: M87 jet structure at 43 GHz based on bi-yearly stacking data observed from 2013–2018. The white arrows indicate the jet position angle in each subplot. Bottom panel: Best fitted ...
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Composite M87 images overlaid on a light curve plot of the gamma-ray flare (IMAGE)
Caption Light curve of the gamma-ray flare (bottom) and collection of quasi-simulated images of the M87 jet (top) at various scales obtained in radio and X-ray during the 2018 campaign. The ...
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Black hole’s shadow changes from one year to the next
Black hole evolution: By comparing EHT results from 2017 that were re-analysed using a Bayesian approach (left), to observations made in 2018 (right), astronomers can begin to understand how the black ...