National Radio Astronomy Observatory: "ALMA Upgrade to Supercharge Event Horizon Telescope, Astronomy’s ‘Killer App’"

ALMA maser installation team in front of a small portion of the ALMA antennas.

ALMA maser installation team in front of a small portion of the ALMA antennas. Left to right: Jay Blanchard, Univ. Concepcion; Jack Meadows, NRAO; Neil Nagar, Univ. Concepcion; and Christophe Jacques, NRAO.Credit: Carlos Padilla (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

"Once assembled, the EHT — with ALMA as the largest and most sensitive site — will form an Earth-sized telescope with the magnifying power required to see details at the edge of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way."

News release from National Radio Astronomy Observatory