How Astronomers Will Take The ‘Image Of The Century’ — Our First Glimpse Of A Black Hole

Researchers studying the universe are ramping up to take the “image of the century” — the first ever image of a supermassive black hole.

Since the 18th century, astronomers have discussed the possibility of exotic objects in space so massive that their gravitational grip swallows everything that dares to get too close, including light. We call these objects, black holes, but in truth we do not know what a black hole really is because we’ve never actually seen one.

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