First Picture of a Black Hole




On April 10, 2019, scientists revealed the first picture of the black hole.

To capture the image of a black hole, the scientists used eight radio observatories across the globe to observe the galaxy on and off for 10 days in April 2017. Then they embarked on the painstaking effort to process enormous amounts of data and map it into an image, which included designing, building, and hauling the hardware to various telescope sites. It took two decades of work to capture the image and accomplish what was previously thought to be impossible.



- Sheryl

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