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Another black hole first: Astronomers capture a ring of light as photons orbit M87A*
Another black hole first: Astronomers capture a ring of light as photons orbit M87A*,In 2019, astronomers revealed the first ever close-up image of material swirling around a black hole. It was a staggering achievement, combining the power of many radio telescopes across Earth to make a virtual one — called the Event Horizon Telescope — the size of our planet.

Another black hole first: Astronomers capture a ring of light as photons orbit M87A*

In 2019, astronomers revealed the first ever close-up image of material swirling around a black hole. It was a staggering achievement, combining the power of many radio telescopes across Earth to make a virtual one — called the Event Horizon Telescope — the size of our planet.