And 3 million dollars .. "Oscar of Science" is awarded to the first image of the black hole of the team

The organizers announced the prize Break priceThe team that prepared the first photo of a black hole last April won its 2020 prize with $ 3 million.

The international team, Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, led by American astronomer Shipp Dolman of the Harvard-Smithsonian Institute of Astrophysics, made the world's premiere on April 10 with the publication of D & C. A black hole image of the M87 surrounded by a radiant aura.

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The international team then noted that this image was made possible by the simultaneous data collected in April 2017 by 8 M87 radio telescopes, which allowed a detailed observation of the characteristics of the black hole, for the first time ever. history, and a confirmation of theories on the structure of these astronomical objects.

"For years, I told people we were going to have the image of a black hole and they told me that they would only believe it when we would have seen the pictures, "said Shipp Dolman.

The Breakthrough Award was launched by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to recognize achievements in the field of basic research. It is also awarded in the categories Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Fundamental Physics.

In its eighth edition, it honors researchers who have conducted studies on obesity, cellular aging, body aches and dementia, as well as the creators of the concept of supergravity.

The groundbreaking award was founded by Sergey Brin, Anne Wickey, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Yuri Milner, Julia Milner, Jack Ma and Bonnie Ma. The candidates were nominated in a process open to the public via the Internet.

The winners attend a televised ceremony to celebrate their achievements and inspire the next generation of scientists.

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