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Here’s the first image of a black hole

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https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/10/heres-the-first-image-of-a-black-hole/

Say hello to the black hole deep inside the Messier 87, a galaxy located in the Virgo cluster some 55 million light years away. It may seem underwhelming at first, but it’s one of four images of the supermassive spacetime deforming structure — marking the first time such an object has been photographed.
The shots were captured using combination of eight radio observatories spread out along four continents, creating what MIT refers to as a “virtual, Earth-sized telescope.” There’s light surrounding the object — a so called “ring of fire.” True to its name, the black hole’s shadow is the dark region in the center. That, mind you, is the spot where gravity’s pull is so strong not even light can escape.

Here’s the first image of a black hole

Apr 10, 2019, 2:36pm UTC

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https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/10/heres-the-first-image-of-a-black-hole/ > Say hello to the black hole deep inside the Messier 87, a galaxy located in the Virgo cluster some 55 million light years away. It may seem underwhelming at first, but it’s one of four images of the supermassive spacetime deforming structure — marking the first time such an object has been photographed. > The shots were captured using combination of eight radio observatories spread out along four continents, creating what MIT refers to as a “virtual, Earth-sized telescope.” There’s light surrounding the object — a so called “ring of fire.” True to its name, the black hole’s shadow is the dark region in the center. That, mind you, is the spot where gravity’s pull is so strong not even light can escape.