Unveiling the Mysteries of a Black Hole in Polarized Radio
Today, astronomers from around the world have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of astrophysics: the first ever detection of polarized radio emission from a black hole. This finding, made with the help of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) radio telescope, is the first time that the polarization of radio waves has been measured from a black hole, and provides a new window into understanding the behavior of these mysterious cosmic objects. The team’s findings are a major step forward in understanding how the intense gravity of a black hole can distort the behavior of light.
source: Phys.org