Astronomers unveil first image of black hole at center of Milky Way
Astronomers revealed the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy on Thursday.
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Astronomers revealed the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy on Thursday.
The breakthrough is a result of the work of 300 scientists from 80 institutions, including Wits University
The image is a long-anticipated look at the massive object that sits at the very center of our galaxy.
Scientists have for the first time imaged the black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. But, how did they capture this mysterious object 27,000 light-years away from us? They built an Earth-sized telescope.
"We finally have the first look at our Milky Way black hole, Sagittarius A*," an international team of astrophysicists and researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope team said.