Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole
Astronomers have captured the shadow of a supermassive black hole...
...revealing a dark shadow set against a glowing disc of superheated gas and dust.
This feat was once considered impossible...
...as black holes cast only small, difficult-to-observe shadows.
Scientists linked up eight telescopes across the globe...
...facing extreme conditions at isolated locations...
...to create the Earth-sized Event Horizon Telescope.
This unprecedented result heralds a new age of black hole exploration, paving the way for further breakthroughs.
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