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"A dozing monster of a black hole lies at the heart of our galaxy, and a global group of astronomers wants to snap its picture." By Brian Vastag for The Washington Post

"Last week, astronomers gathered in Tucson, Arizona, to work out a plan to combine data from radio telescopes worldwide and create, in effect, a dish the size of Earth. With such a virtual instrument, they say, they’ll be able to peer into our galaxy’s...

"A planet-wide telescope sets its sights on the well-kept secrets of black holes." by Camille M. Carlisle for Sky and Telescope

"Images of a black hole could test general relativity as well as prove they exist, says astronomer Dan Marrone." Interview with Dan Marrone by Jon White for New Scientist

Interview by Pedro Saizer for Argentinian magazine Página/12. Cover page here.

"Scientists are trying to get the first direct look at the black hole at the center of our galaxy. How close will they come to seeing the unseeable?" By Seth Fletcher for Popular Science

"Telescopes in Chile, Hawaii, and Arizona reach sharpness two million times finer than human vision" Press release by ESO

"For the first time, an international team has measured the radius of a black hole." By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office. MIT Press Release M87 manuscript published in Science

Paper summary of " Jet Launching Structure Resolved Near the Supermassive Black Hole in M87" by Zachary Slepian for Astrobites

"Within a few years scientists may have the first-ever picture of the environment around a black hole, and could even spot the theorized 'shadow' of a black hole itself." Posted by Discovery News for Seeker