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See the first photo of the Milky Way's black hole Sagittarius A* and how it was made.

The historic photo of the black hole at the center of our galaxy has been shared with the public Ready to see something really historic, especially in the study of the Milky Way galaxy? The first ever photo of the Milky Way's black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, has been revealed to the public.

An international astronomical project that includes Taiwan’s Academia Sinica on Thursday released the first-ever image documenting the existence of a massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Astronomers believe nearly all galaxies have giant black holes at their bustling and crowded center, where light and matter cannot escape, making it extremely hard to capture images of them. Light is bent and twisted around by gravity, as it is sucked into the abyss, along with superheated gas and dust. The colorized image unveiled on Thursday is from an international consortium comprising 13 r...

The image is a long-anticipated look at the massive object that sits at the very center of our galaxy.

FIRST IMAGE: The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which includes Academia Sinica, captured an image of a Sagittarius A*, a black hole at the center of our galaxy/ Staff writer, with AP, WASHINGTON