It’s Not a Sci-Fi Plot: The Universe’s First Photographed Black Hole Just Flipped Its Magnetic Field

science • 9/29/2025

Scientists have discovered something unprecedented near the black hole M87*: its magnetic field has flipped direction between 2017 and 2021.

Based on multi-year data from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), the finding reveals a dynamic and unstable region just outside M87*’s event horizon. While the black hole’s shadow has remained unchanged, the surrounding magnetized plasma has undergon... [3015 chars]