Overview
- Researchers report the connection in a study published January 28 in Astronomy & Astrophysics by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration.
- Using a global VLBI array with ALMA as a critical station, the team resolved fine-scale radio structure close to the black hole.
- Brightness comparisons across spatial scales showed the ring alone could not explain all emission, revealing an additional compact source consistent with the jet’s base.
- The result is described as an early but important step toward testing jet-launching models with direct observations.
- Next campaigns aim for higher resolution and time-resolved imaging, with plans to add telescopes such as the Large Millimeter Telescope to sharpen views of the launch region.