Black Hole Photo

• Astronomers share 1st photo of gargantuan black hole at the centre of our galaxy

  26,000 lightyears away from our own solar system is a ginormous supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*. The first photo of the black hole was just released.

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  May 12, 2022
  
• Katie Bouman, computer scientist in black hole project, targeted by internet trolls

  The widespread kudos given to Katie Bouman on Twitter was deemed objectionable and excessive by people in some corners of the internet.

  Science

  Apr 14, 2019
  
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• Groundbreaking black hole photo was made possible by this 29-year-old MIT grad

  Katie Bouman, 29, wrote one of the imaging algorithms that helped piece together the photo by filling in the gaps in imaging data obtained from the telescopes.

  Science

  Apr 10, 2019
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• Why a blurry picture of a black hole matters

  The picture may seem underwhelming to some. Artist’s renderings or simulations of black holes in the past have looked very similar — here's why it matters.

  Science

  Apr 10, 2019
• Waterloo researcher among global team who unveiled 1st photo of black hole

  The team includes Avery Broderick, an astrophysicist and associate professor at the University of Waterloo.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
• ‘Seeing the unseeable’: Scientists unveil first photo of a black hole

  Black holes are phenomenally dense celestial entities with gravitational fields so powerful no matter or light can escape.

  World

  Apr 10, 2019