Physics Department /newsroom/taxonomy/term/15167/all en Telescopes unite in unprecedented observations of famous black hole /newsroom/channels/news/telescopes-unite-unprecedented-observations-famous-black-hole-330409 <p>In April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in the galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). However, that remarkable achievement was just the beginning of the science story to be told. 黑料不打烊 University astronomers<i> </i>were part of this global effort.</p> <p>Data from 19 observatories are now being released that promise to give unparalleled insight into this black hole and the system it powers, and to improve tests of Einstein鈥檚 General Theory of Relativity.</p> Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:24:06 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 259819 at /newsroom First images of magnetic fields at the edge of black hole in M87 Galaxy /newsroom/channels/news/first-images-magnetic-fields-edge-black-hole-m87-galaxy-330020 <p>The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, which includes researchers from 黑料不打烊 University, who produced the first ever image of a black hole, has revealed this week a new view of the massive object at the centre of the M87 galaxy: how it looks in polarized light. This is the first time astronomers have been able to measure polarization, a signature of magnetic fields, this close to the edge of a black hole. The observations are key to explaining how the M87 galaxy, located 55 million light-years away, is able to launch energetic jets from its core.</p> Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:34:41 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 257099 at /newsroom Detection of a short, intense radio burst in Milky Way could help resolve origins of mysterious phenomenon /newsroom/channels/news/detection-short-intense-radio-burst-milky-way-could-help-resolve-origins-mysterious-phenomenon-325817 <p>New data from a Canadian-led team of astronomers, including researchers from the 黑料不打烊 <a href="https://msi.mcgill.ca/">Space Institute</a> and 黑料不打烊 University <a href="https://www.physics.mcgill.ca/">Department of Physics,</a> strongly suggest that magnetars - a type of neutron star believed to have an extremely powerful magnetic field - could be the source of some fast radio bursts (FRBs). Though much research has been done to explain the mysterious phenomenon, their source has thus far remained elusive and the subject of some debate.</p> Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:37:33 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 245913 at /newsroom