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Event Horizon Telescope

Black holes have always been a mystery to many. Many scientists have dedicated their lives for the study of black holes. Although till date, we still don’t have an actual picture of a Black hole; scientists are trying to get a closer look at it. And with advancements in the field of technology, soon we’ll be able to see an actual picture of a black hole. How is it possible? Let’s see. Event Horizon Telescope is a project which has been started to study the event horizon of the black hole -Sagittarius A* which is situated in our galaxy. It will capture the pictures of the event horizon and send it back to Earth.   Before going into detail of this project, first let’s see what an Event Horizon is. Event Horizon: Event horizon is a boundary in space-time, beyond which the events cannot affect the outside observer. Simply put, it is the boundary of no returns. It is the boundary of the black hole, beyond which events are not affected by the space time and once in this...