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May 12, 2022, astronomers unveiled the first image of the ______ black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

supermassive

This is the first image of ______ (or Sgr A* for short), the supermassive black hole at the center of Earth’s galaxy.

Sagittarius A*

It is the first direct visual evidence of the presence of this ______.

black hole

It was captured by the ______ Horizon Telescope (EHT), an array that linked together eight existing radio observatories across the planet to form a single “Earth-sized” virtual telescope.

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The image was produced by EHT team, which includes scientists from the ______ for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes.

Center Signup and view all the answers

Which telescope captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

Event Horizon Telescope Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of Earth's galaxy?

Sagittarius A* Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'event horizon' refer to?

The boundary of the black hole beyond which no light can escape Signup and view all the answers

What does the image of the supermassive black hole provide evidence for?

The presence of a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy Signup and view all the answers

How many radio observatories were linked together to form the Event Horizon Telescope?

8 Signup and view all the answers

Which instrument captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

Event Horizon Telescope Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

Sagittarius A* Signup and view all the answers

How many radio observatories were linked together to form the Event Horizon Telescope?

8 Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'event horizon' refer to?

The boundary of the black hole beyond which no light can escape Signup and view all the answers

What does the image of the supermassive black hole provide evidence for?

The presence of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy Signup and view all the answers

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May 12, 2022, astronomers unveiled the first image of the ______ black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

This is the first image of ______ (or Sgr A* for short), the supermassive black hole at the center of Earth’s galaxy.

It is the first direct visual evidence of the presence of this ______.

It was captured by the ______ Horizon Telescope (EHT), an array that linked together eight existing radio observatories across the planet to form a single “Earth-sized” virtual telescope.

The image was produced by EHT team, which includes scientists from the ______ for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes.

Which telescope captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of Earth's galaxy?

What does the term 'event horizon' refer to?

What does the image of the supermassive black hole provide evidence for?

How many radio observatories were linked together to form the Event Horizon Telescope?

Which instrument captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

What is the name of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

How many radio observatories were linked together to form the Event Horizon Telescope?

What does the term 'event horizon' refer to?

What does the image of the supermassive black hole provide evidence for?

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