The Black Hole Explorer
Tracing the Edge of the Universe
The Black Hole Explorer is a new mission that will discover and measure a black hole’s photon ring, capturing light that has orbited a black hole
BHEX will extend the Event Horizon Telescope into space, producing the sharpest images in the history of astronomy
The Photon Ring
Black hole images are composed of a series of ever sharper photon rings, produced from light that has orbited the black hole increasingly more times before escaping
The properties of the black hole are imprinted on the size and shape of the photon ring, allowing us to directly study whether supermassive black holes are spinning
Building a New Mission
The BHEX team includes leading scientists and engineers from across the world
