Astronomers Reveal First Image of the Black Hole at the Heart of Our Galaxy

This is the first image of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Inset Dr Devika Source: Getty Images / Dr Devika

Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes. Dr. Devika Kamath who is an Astrophysicist and Lecturer in Astronomy & Astrophysics at Macquarie University explains more.

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