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Working together as a “virtual telescope,” observatories around the world produce first direct images of a black hole
By Jennifer Chu
Black hole picture captured for first time in space breakthrough
By Hannah Devlin
Scientists are about to unveil the first images of a supermassive black hole
By Loren Grush
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NASA
Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole?
Thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, we're kicking off #BlackHoleWeek with a virtual plunge into the event horizon—a black hole's point of no return: go.nasa.gov/44MCBs5 pic.twitter.com/CoMsArORj4
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NSF
It's #BlackHoleWeek!
What happens when two black holes merge? Gravitational waves may help solve this mystery and NSF @NANOGrav is on a mission to find the answer.
Watch this video to learn more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2EKbvnee3o
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ESO
#BlackHoleWeek Day 2! ⚫ 🌌
Did you know we can now measure the mass of a #BlackHole so far away that its light takes 11 billion years to reach us? 🤯
Here’s how it works 👇
www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann24002/
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ESO
ESO
1/ It’s #BlackHoleWeek! ⚫🌌
This week we’ll show you what ESO telescopes 🔭 have been up to since last year in the study of black holes.
Starting with finding the link between the explosive deaths of massive stars and black hole formation! 💥🌌 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPImj75Zl10
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