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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Getting data from our M87 MOVIE campaign ready for analysis takes many steps, and many hands! From labelling and shipping hard drives to building the pallets that carry them, it’s all part of the behind-the-scenes work that turns EHT observations into science. #M87MOVIE

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Ever wanted a black hole in your backyard? Explore M87* in AR, VR, or your browser. Change the black hole parameters to see how they shape what we observe. Try it: blackhole.plav.in Special thanks to BHI Fellow Sasha Plavin for creating this incredible visual tool!

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Last week, the EHT Collaboration gathered in Seoul, South Korea to explore new horizons (pun intended). Members came together to discuss the latest advances in black hole science, instrumentation, and future observations. Stay tuned; there are exciting results on the horizon! #EHT2026

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On set in Sierra Negra, where the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) has been gathering data for the M87 Movie. Perched in front of Pico de Orizaba, the LMT sits in one of the most extreme, high-altitude observing sites on Earth. #M87MOVIE Photo Credit: Andrés Valle

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Timelapse of the IRAM 30-meter Telescope on Pico Veleta during a typical night of EHT observations. With its large collecting area and wide-angle optics, it’s one of the most sensitive single dishes in the array. Now filming: #M87Movie Video credit: Manuel Castillo-Fraile / IRAM 30m

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Roll camera at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Chile. At high altitude with supplemental oxygen, the maintenance crew keeps 66 antennas operating as one system. Every dataset depends on the global network and the teams on the ground. #M87MOVIE

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Now filming on location at the top of the world… The Greenland Telescope is helping capture the first-ever movie of supermassive black hole Messier 87. On-site cast (Image #2, L → R): Minchul Kam & Keiichi Asada Remote observing stations: -ASIAA -CfA | Harvard & Smithsonian #M87MOVIE

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Long observing nights have their pros... A starry night over the Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) in the French Alps as the #M87MOVIE campaign unfolds! Photo credit: M. Berenger, IRAM-NOEMA

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Snow in Hawaiʻi? That’s showbiz, baby. On Maunakea, Submillimeter Array (SMA) antennas are rolling for the M87* MOVIE campaign- working through ice, wind, and snow. Mahalo to our Hawaiʻi colleagues braving the elements! Photo credit: Leslie Shirkey #M87MOVIE

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Lights, camera… submillimeter action. Image 1: The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Maunakea, observing for the M87* MOVIE campaign. Image 2: The observing team on opening night- running the show behind the scenes. #M87MOVIE

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🔤 EHT A-Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 Z is for Zoom The final letter in our A-Z - with all we have learned, we have the tools to Zoom onto a black hole!

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Unexpected EHT intern alert! This bird had gotten lost in the fog and appeared at the IRAM 30-m control room door- more than 1,500 meters above its usual habitat. After a brief "internship," it was safely released back into nature the next morning. #M87MOVIE

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🔤 EHT A-Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 Y is for Years of Observations The EHT has observed its targets across multiple years. Together, these data help us track how black holes evolve over time.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Watch one of the telescopes behind the M87 MOVIE campaign in action - the IRAM 30-meter telescope, located at nearly 3,000 meters high, near Pico Veleta in the Sierra Nevada, Spain. 📸 Credit: Manuel Castillo #M87Movie

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Five years ago this week, we released the first polarized image of the black hole in M87*, revealing the structure of magnetic fields at the edge of a black hole. Just six months ago, new results from 2018 and 2021 showed something incredible- the environment around M87* is evolving.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Eleven telescopes. Countless scientists, engineers, and operators. One goal: a movie of the black hole in M87. The M87 MOVIE campaign is now underway. Participating telescopes: ALMA • APEX • GLT • JCMT• KP12M • KVN • LMT • NOEMA • PV30M • SMA • SMT Follow along as the campaign unfolds. #M87Movie

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

EHT scientists Sera Markoff & Vincent Fish were recently interviewed on Quirks & Quarks, a Canadian science story broadcast. Listen to the conversation to learn how the EHT is working toward creating videos of black holes! www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

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Astronomers are capturing video of a black hole for the first time | CBC Radio

Astronomers are working to capture the first-ever video of a black hole — a groundbreaking effort that could shed light on how these enigmatic cosmic objects behave and offer clues about the origins o...

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We're happy to announce a newly signed agreement for the construction of the Africa Millimeter Telescope (AMT). This will open great possibilities for astronomy on the African continent and make black hole images even sharper! #astronomy #blackholes #EHT #AMT #africa

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🔤 EHT A-Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 X is for X-ray Emission Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at our galaxy’s center, emits X-rays. Astronomers often observe X-ray flares when the emission suddenly brightens.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🔤 EHT A-Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 W is for Water Vapor Our atmosphere sustains life, but water vapor absorbs the faint radio signals from black holes. That’s why our telescopes typically sit on high, dry mountaintops.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🔤 EHT A-Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 V is for VLBI VLBI stands for Very Long Baseline Interferometry. By connecting radio telescopes around the world, we can resolve the shadow of a black hole.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🔤 EHT A-Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 U is for Universe The observable universe contains trillions of galaxies, most thought to host a supermassive black hole.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Today we mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by acknowledging the invaluable work of the many women in the EHT - some of them highlighted in this recent conference photo. Contributions cover all aspects needed to advance our understanding of black holes. #WomanInSTEM

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🔤EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 T is for Time Variability Signals from material around a black hole change over time. By tracking these changes, scientists can uncover the extreme physics near black holes.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Previously, we could not connect the bright ring of emission in M87 with the jet seen at larger scales. In a new study published today, a team of EHT scientists led by Saurabh found evidence of the jet base using new 2021 data that included additional telescopes.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Want to help expand black hole imaging into space? The Black Hole Explorers (BHEX) program is now accepting applications from undergraduate students. Be sure to apply by February 15th, 2026! www.blackholeexplorer.org/internships

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

A team of EHT scientists led by J.-L. Gómez, I. Cho and E. Traianou has now published striking new images of OJ 287, where the interplay between traveling shocks and instabilities in the jet plasma shows remarkable polarization patterns. Credit: EHT Collaboration | Figure: E. Traianou

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

The EHT Collaboration recognizes outstanding contributions through the 6th Annual EHT Early Career & Outstanding PhD Awards. Featured here are two 2025 Outstanding PhD Theses recipients: Dominic Chang and Aristomenis Yfantis. Congrats to all!

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

EHT Deputy Project Scientist Dr. Kazunori Akiyama (@kazuakiyama.bsky.social‬) has received a £4M Faraday Discovery Fellowship. The project, TomoGrav, will deliver the first dynamic 3D views of plasma around black holes. Read more: eventhorizontelescope.org/news/2025/12...

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The EHT Collaboration recognizes outstanding contributions through the 6th Annual EHT Early Career & Outstanding PhD Awards. Featured here are two 2025 Early Career Research & Leadership Award recipients: Hendrik Müller and León Sosapanta Salas. Congrats to all!

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The EHT Collaboration recognizes outstanding contributions through the 6th Annual EHT Early Career & Outstanding PhD Awards. Featured here are two 2025 Early Career Research & Leadership Award recipients: Koushik Chatterjee and Britton Jeter. Congrats to all!

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The EHT Collaboration recognizes outstanding contributions through the 6th Annual EHT Early Career & Outstanding PhD Awards. Featured here are three 2025 Early Career Research & Leadership Award recipients: Iniyan Natarajan, Paul Tiede, and Efthalia Traianou. Congrats to all!

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

EHT scientists have gathered in the virtual world this week for their 3-day winter collaboration meeting. They discussed both new results and future directions of the EHT. Stay tuned, because some amazing results are going to be announced soon! #EHT2025 #EventHorizonTelescope

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🔤 EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡S is for Singularity In theory, all the mass of a black hole should be concentrated in a single point, hidden within the event horizon. That is why we can’t observe it.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🔤 EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡R is for Resolution Any instrument that sees light is defined by its resolution - the smallest scale one can distinguish. With the EHT you could see a coin on the moon!

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🔤 EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡Q is for Quasar Once seen as star-like radio sources, spectra showed quasars are distant, ultra-bright galactic cores. The EHT studies quasars, too! eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/peering...

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The NSBP/SAO EHT Scholars Program is now accepting applications for Summer 2026! Apply by Dec. 15th by contacting nsbp-sao-eht@cfa.harvard.edu

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

🔤 EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 P is for Polarization Light’s fields oscillate, and their orientation sets its polarization - a key clue to a black hole’s environment. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZt...

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🔤EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡O is for Observing Campaign Every year, the EHT studies M87*, Sgr A*, and other targets to watch black holes evolve - and to keep improving our images.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🔤EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 N is for Noise Every measurement is affected by it. Noise comes from our instruments, Earth’s atmosphere, and even gas and dust between us and what we're observing. #EHTAZ #blackholes #space

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Great news! Prof. Mareki Honma, Director of NAOJ Mizusawa VLBI Observatory and long-standing member of the EHT, has been awarded the 2025 Nishina Memorial Prize. The award recognizes his achievements in contributions to imaging the shadow of supermassive black holes.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🔤 EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡M is for Multi-Wavelength Black holes power active galactic nuclei like M87, which shine across many wavelengths. Learn more: eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/m87s-po...

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🔤EHT A-Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡L is for Light Bending Black holes, like the one in M87, bend light with their intense gravity - letting us see even what’s behind them. #EHTAZ #blackhole #science #space

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🔤EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡K is for Kerr Black Hole In 1963, Roy Kerr solved Einstein’s equations for a rotating black hole. EHT data supports this model, but their true spin is still uncertain. #EHTAZ #astronomy #blackhole

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🔤EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡 J is for Jet Black holes can launch powerful streams of particles moving at nearly the speed of light - we call these jets. Just look at the striking one in M87! #blackholes #EHTAZ #astronomy

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🔤EHT A-Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡I is for Interferometry By combining signals from telescopes around the world, we measure how radio waves interfere - allowing us to reconstruct detailed images of distant objects like black holes.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🔤EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡H is for High Energy Black holes accelerate particles to incredibly high energies. The EHT captures low-energy radio waves to reveal the structure of these extreme realms.

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Event Horizon Telescope @ehtelescope.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🔤EHT A–Z We’re breaking down the science behind the Event Horizon Telescope - one letter at a time. 📡G is for General Relativity Einstein’s theory says mass bends space-time - that’s gravity. Black holes are its most extreme prediction, and EHT images help confirm it. #blackholes #EHTAZ #astronomy

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