American Astronomical Society honors seven MIT affiliates with 2022 awards, prizes

Two MIT professors and five alumni recognized for outstanding contributions to astronomy research, education, and communication.

Sandi Miller | Department of Physics • mit
June 8, 2022 • ~8 min

‘The dawn of a new era in astronomy’

Harvard scientists discuss what the quest to image black holes could tell us about our universe.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
May 13, 2022 • ~6 min

This is the first image of the black hole at our galaxy’s center

Researchers have shared the very first image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Meet Sagittarius A*.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
May 13, 2022 • ~10 min

Say hello to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

Sagittarius A* is a massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Now that astronomers have imaged it, they can begin to learn more about black holes within other galaxies across the universe.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
May 12, 2022 • ~8 min

How we captured first image of the supermassive black hole at centre of the Milky Way

We finally know that Sagittarius A* really exists.

Derek Ward-Thompson, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
May 12, 2022 • ~6 min

Second black hole image unveiled, first from our galaxy

Pioneering Harvard-led global collaborative unveils latest portrait, bolstering understanding of relativity, gravity.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
May 12, 2022 • ~11 min

Astronomers snap first-ever image of supermassive black hole Sagitarrius A*

The image reveals a glowing, donut-shaped ring at the Milky Way’s heart.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 12, 2022 • ~8 min

Search reveals eight new sources of black hole echoes

The findings will help scientists trace a black hole’s evolution as it feeds on stellar material.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 2, 2022 • ~7 min

Physicists embark on a hunt for a long-sought quantum glow

A new approach could make it possible detect the elusive Unruh effect in hours, rather than billions of years.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 26, 2022 • ~8 min

Supermassive black hole ancestor was hiding in plain sight

A newly discovered celestial object can be viewed as an ancestor of supermassive black holes. It was born relatively soon after the Big Bang.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
April 19, 2022 • ~7 min

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