"Event Horizon Telescope's Potential Discovery: Pulsars Proximity to Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole"

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Astronomers are hoping to find millisecond pulsars near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way using data from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). Pulsars, which are fast-rotating neutron stars, could provide precise measurements of orbital dynamics near the black hole, allowing for experimental tests to distinguish between general relativity and other gravitational theories. While the first round of data analysis did not reveal any new pulsars, there is still more EHT data to examine, and it is believed that millisecond pulsars are likely present in the region.
Topics:science#astronomy#event-horizon-telescope#general-relativity#gravitational-waves#pulsars#supermassive-black-hole
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