From finding West Eurasian genetic imprint in ancient DNA from Kerala’s Pattanam to increasing heat stress burden in Global South due to humidity, a lot has happened this week in the field of science. Find the most recent discoveries and findings here.
New images shed light on violent events near a supermassive black hole
Expanding upon the historic first images of black holes, scientists have unveiled the first picture showing the violent events unfolding around one of these ravenous cosmic behemoths, including the launching point of a colossal jet of high-energy particles shooting outward into space. The new image of Messier 87 shows the entire system with the base of the jet of hot plasma, a fuzzy ring of light from hot plasma falling into the black hole, and a central dark area - sort of a donut hole - created by the black hole’s presence.
