Zoom In on Galaxy M87

Beginning with the Event Horizon Telescope s shadow, and at the other extreme, Fermi is not able to determine whether the gamma-ray emission it detects comes from regions close to the black hole or from the jet.The data were collected by a team of 760 scientists and engineers from nearly 200 institutions, 32 countries or regions, using observatories funded by agencies and institutions around the globe. The observations were concentrated from the end of March to the middle of April 2017.Additional information and related imagery can be found on the Chandra X-Ray Observatory site

B-roll package that corresponds to the following:SUGGESTED QUESTIONSWhat is a black hole and what did NASA and its partners discover?How does a black hole destroy a star?How did NASA and other observatories work together to capture this moment?What new things did we learn from this catastrophic event?How far away is this black hole? Could our Sun be eaten by a black hole?Black holes are black right? How do scientists study something that can’t be seen?Where can we learn more?QUESTIONS FOR LONGER INTERVIEWS:How does a planet-hunting mission help us learn about black holes?How did the scientists involved first learn about the event?What is #BlackHoleWeek?QUICK LINKS TO VIDEO AND AUDIOClick for downloadable AUDIO SOUNDBITE with NASA Scientist Knicole Colon.Click for downloadable soundbites with NASA Scientist Knicole ColonClick for downloadable soundbites with NASA Scientist Brad CenkoClick for downloadable soundbites with Carnegie astronomer Tom Holoien. Observatories Collaborate to Catch Star-Gobbling Black HoleNASA’s TESS Sees Its First Star-destroying Black HoleRare Black Hole Event Sheds Light on a Cosmic Mystery For the first time, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) watched a black hole shred apart and devour a distant star from the moment the violent event began. This phenomenon only happens about once every 10,000 to 100,000 years in a galaxy the size of our own Milky Way! So what is a black hole and how hard is it to watch one destroy a star? Chat with scientists on Friday, Sept. 27, from 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT to find out how they work together to spot these rare cosmic events and what we’re learning about them. Skype interviews are also available. HERE’s a link to the FEATURE STORY. And HERE for a version of it in Spanish. Scientists know black holes are integral to the life cycle of galaxies, but they’re incredibly difficult to study. Thanks to identification and coordination by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae [ASAS-SN, pronounced like “assassin”] and observations by TESS and other missions, including NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, astrophysicists are a step closer to understanding some of the most mysterious objects in the universe. Schedule an Interview To schedule an interview please fill out our form: https://forms.gle/rH7Ct9LWqETGB1gC7Interview location: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland Satellite CoordinatesHD Satellite Coordinates for G17-K18/Lower: Galaxy 17 Ku-band Xp 18 Slot Lower| 91.0 ° W Longitude | DL 12051.0 MHz | Vertical Polarity | QPSK/DVB-S | FEC 3/4 | SR 13.235 Mbps | DR 18.2954 MHz | HD 720p | Format MPEG2 | Chroma Level 4:2:0 | Audio Embedded Media contacts for partner institutions:Natasha Metzler / Carnegie Institution, Strategic Communications/ nmetzler@carnegiescience.edu/ (202) 939-1142Laura Arenschield / The Ohio State University, Research Communications / Arenschield.2@osu.eduFor more information check out @NASAUniverse and #BlackHoleWeek Questions? Contact michelle.z.handleman@nasa.gov or 301-286-0918. Audio soundbite with NASA Scientist Knicole Colon about the discovery. TRT :58. Click download button for this file. Canned interview with NASA Scientist Knicole Colon. TRT 4:40 Canned intervew with NASA Scientist Brad Cenko. TRT 4:45 Canned interview with Carnegie Astronomer Tom Holoien looking off camera. TRT 5:52