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Scientists unveil first-ever image of black hole

The National Science Foundation announces the first-ever picture of a black hole, at a press conference in Washington, DC
The National Science Foundation announces the first-ever picture of a black hole, at a press conference in Washington, DC Source: AAP

The black hole depicted is about six billion times the mass of our sun and is in a galaxy called M87 that is about 53 million light years from Earth.


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By Allan Lee

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The black hole depicted is about six billion times the mass of our sun and is in a galaxy called M87 that is about 53 million light years from Earth.



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