Scientists who took a picture of a black hole won an international award

The team of 357 scientists made up of astronomers won the Special Prize Discovery of the International Mathematics Prize for photographing a black hole in a galaxy at 53.5 million Earth years.

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Scientists reveal the first image of a black hole

The Event Horizon Telescope project brought together eight radio observatories from the United States, Mexico, Chile, Spain and France. The scientists observed the black hole in April 2018 and then processed the information obtained within two years.

The mathematician Alexander Askin, from the United States, is one of the recipients of this award. He has conducted studies on the reflection of light from mirrors.

The Breakthrough Award was first awarded in 2013 and is awarded annually. It was founded by Russian businessman Alexander Milner, Facebook chairman, Mark Zuckerberg and one of Google's founders, Sergey Brin.

Source: TASS

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