After Decades of Attempts: Astronomers Photograph Black Hole for First Time

After Decades of Attempts: Astronomers Photograph Black Hole for First Time

Thanks to a decade of efforts, a group of scientists and the cutting edge technology of the Event Horizon Telescope, the first photo of a black hole, located in Messier 87, was taken - a galaxy 53 million light years from Earth.

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Black Holes - The Theory of White Holes and Other Strange Scientific Claims

The Theory of White Holes and Other Strange Scientific Claims

17.02.2017028

There have been strange scientific theories all throughout history. Some are so unusual that the average human brain cannot even comprehend them and dismisses them out of hand.

Black Holes - Facts about Space That Both Terrify and Fascinate

Facts about Space That Both Terrify and Fascinate

01.12.2016061

There's so much we don't know about the Universe we live in. And from what we do know, it's safe to conclude that it's trying to kill us.

Black Holes - Enormous Black Hole Gapes Wide Open in Space

Enormous Black Hole Gapes Wide Open in Space

26.02.2016075

A cosmic surprise - this is what astronomers are describing what the Hubble Space Telescope has spotted in the heart of the galaxy NGC 4889. This is the largest black hole scientists have ever seen.

Black Holes - Einstein was Right! The Gravitational Waves he Predicted Finally Detected

Einstein was Right! The Gravitational Waves he Predicted Finally Detected

12.02.2016090

The news was officially announced by scientists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), experts from Caltech and MIT.

Black Holes - NASA Detects Strange Light Shooting Out from Black Hole

NASA Detects Strange Light Shooting Out from Black Hole

10.11.20150110

NASA's NuSTAR telescope has detected unusual activity in the supermassive black hole Markarian 335. Images clearly show a strange light emitting from the black hole.

Black Holes - The Universe is Slowly Dying!

The Universe is Slowly Dying!

08.10.2015055

The end of the Universe will happen in 2 stages, theorize scientists. The 1st will begin when the last red dwarf is snuffed out in the cosmic expanse. This will bring about absolute darkness.

Black Holes - Astrophysicists Discover 3 Massive Black Holes

Astrophysicists Discover 3 Massive Black Holes

01.07.2014079

Two of the three supermassive black holes of J1502+1115 form a tight binary system, which orbits the common center of mass of the 3rd black hole.

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