The First Image of a Black Hole (M87*)

A horizon-scale image reconstructed from a planet-spanning array of radio telescopes, showing the bright ring of emission around the black hole's shadow — a direct test of general relativity.

• A bright, slightly lumpy orange ring around a dark centre — the shadow of the Milky Way's black hole.

  Sagittarius A* — the Milky Way's central black hole

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  Sagittarius A* — The Milky Way's Black Hole

  Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration