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Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy. It measures 40 billion km across - three million times the size of the Earth - and has been described by scientists as “a monster”.
First ever black hole image released
- 11/04/2019
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REFILE - CORRECTING SPELLING The first ever photo of a black hole, taken using a global network of telescopes, conducted by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project, to gain insight into celestial objects with gravitational fields so strong that no matter or light can escape, is shown in this handout released April 10, 2019. Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)/National Science Foundation/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.
