
First Image of a Black Hole
Captured in 2019, unveiling the unseen
The first image of a black hole was revealed in April 2019 by the Event Horizon Telescope, a network of radio telescopes around the world. It shows the shadow of a black hole at the centre of galaxy M87, over 55 million light-years away. This marked a major milestone in astrophysics.
- Global Release
- First Release Mar 27, 2024
- Apr 7 → Apr 10 Annually
- https://science.nasa.gov/resource/first-image-of-a-black-hole/
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