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#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/

The @ehtelescope released the first direct image of a black hole in galaxy M87. DYK that coordinated observations with 19 of the world's most powerful telescopes, including @NASA's Chandra, have also collected light from M87 across the electromagnetic spectrum? #BlackHoleWeek ⚫ pic.twitter.com/ru37qSxrH8

Kicking off #blackholeweek with some of our fave images of black holes (we're partial) over the past 5 years. Top L: First image of M87*, Top R: M87* in polarized light, Bottom R: Milky Way Galaxy's black hole SgrA*, Bottom L: SgrA* in polarized light. Credit: EHT Collaboration pic.twitter.com/0DldBMZOjJ

Science is a process of questions and answers, and astronomers always want to know more about black holes! With our telescopes pointed at them, black holes regularly make headlines. Follow this thread to catch up on some recent black hole news. #BlackHoleWeek 🧵1/5 pic.twitter.com/UhV44tFq3Z