The first attempt to peer inside a black hole and take an image of its event horizon—the point of no return—appears to have been a success, with no major problems during the 10-day observation period. The mass of data collected is now being sent to two supercomputers in the US and Germany, and scientists expect to find out if they have the very first picture of a black hole in early 2018.The Event Horizon Telescope is a hugely ambitious project. It links telescopes around the globe to create one Earth-sized telescope — these are connected virtually so it effectively has a diameter of the entire planet. This technique is not new, but this is the first time it has been…
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