The road toward imaging a black hole: A personal perspective

• Published in: Natural sciences (Weinheim) Vol. 2; no. 4
• Main Author: Falcke, Heino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Providence John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2022; Wiley-VCH
• Subjects: Accretion disks; Astrophysics; Black holes; Energy; Event horizon; event horizon telescope; Galaxies; general realtivity; history of science; instrumentation; Magnetic fields; Neutron stars; Observational learning; Particle physics; Predictions; Radiation; Relativity; Roads & highways; Science; Spacetime; Stars & galaxies; Supermassive black holes; theory; Universe

The images of the supermassive black holes Sgr A* and M87* by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration mark a special milestone in the history of the subject. For the first time, we are able to see the shadow of black holes, testing basic predictions of the theory of general relativity. We are also...