Weekly - Two black holes captured orbiting each other for the first time and more
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Scientists capture two black holes orbiting each other for the first time
Last week, scientists managed to successfully capture the first-ever radio image of two black holes orbiting each other. This phenomenon has long been theorised, but until now had never been imaged. This was because the black holes’ gravity bends light around them, making it tricky to capture. The two blackholes, located in a system named OJ287, was observed using multiple radio telescopes located on earth and even one in space. While you cannot take an image of the blackholes themselves as they trap all light, you can see the disk of glowing gas called an accretion disk around them.
