Astronomers were able to take a photo of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Light cannot escape a black hole, making objects invisible. Scientists were able to image the debris surrounding its center using eight radio dishes from around the globe. They made an Earth-sized virtual telescope.
The photo was taken by the event horizon telescope.
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What a feat. It is truly stunning.
The internet had a lot of jokes. The internet does that. The picture of the black hole, called Sagittarius A*, became the subject of a meme. The were pretty funny.
Some of these are great.
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The second image of a black hole was snapped by the event horizon telescope. The black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy was the first image to be released in 2019.
In case you were wondering, folks also made incorporating that black hole a meme. A good joke can be found online.
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It was a great day for space. It was a great day to laugh at space jokes. Overall, not bad.