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First direct observation of a black hole and its ‘shadow’ is Physics World 2019 Breakthrough of the Year

12 Dec 2019 Hamish Johnston

The Physics World 2019 Breakthrough of the Year goes to astronomers working on the Event Horizon Telescope for capturing the first direct visual evidence of a black hole and its “shadow”.  Nine other achievements are highly commended in the Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2019 including devices that translate brain activity into speech, an extremely powerful magnet and the first antimatter double slit experiment.

First image of a black hole
First image of a black hole. (Courtesy: EHT Collaboration)
This now-iconic image shows the doughnut-shaped ring of radio emissions surrounding a supermassive b

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