Black hole real image

Before this first real image of a black hole every image of a black hole was a simulation or an illustration. This 'photo' was taken of the supermassive black hole at the centre of a giant elliptical galaxy called M87 around 55 million light-years away. This thing is humungous - around 6.5 billion times the mass of the Sun. #spaceandastronomy #space #and #astronomy

By now, we've all seen the history-making snapshot of the supermassive black hole at the centre of galaxy M87 staring back at us like the flaming eye of a vengeful god.

The First Real Photo Of A Black Hole In Galaxy Picture. This is the first real photo of a black hole in galaxy Messier 87 image created by the Event Horizon Telescope EHT project - CC4 license - attribution must be given to EHT project. Image: 144892350

In a recent study, physicists employed NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to unveil the rotational speed of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole residing at the core of our galaxy.

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Harvard scientists led a team of about 200 researchers from 20 countries to create the first image ever made of a black hole.

Ever since Einstein’s theory of relativity first predicted them, black holes have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike. We speak with two local astrophysicists about this scientific breakthrough.