Artificial intelligence may have just given astronomers a better idea of what black holes really look like
"With our new machine learning technique, PRIMO, we were able to achieve the maximum resolution of the current array," lead author Dr. Lia Medeiros said in a
."Since we cannot study black holes up-close, the detail of an image plays a critical role in our ability to understand its behavior."Researchers said the thinner orange line around the black hole is produced by the emissions of hot gas falling into the black hole, and noted the new images still align with data captured by the Event Horizon Telescope and theoretical expectations.
They said the accuracy of the technology in analyzing the M87 black hole could allow researchers to use it to study other astronomical objects that have been captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, including Sagittarius A*, theSign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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