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May 12, 2022, astronomers unveiled the first image of the ______ black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
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.
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 ______.
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.
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.
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?
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 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 term 'event horizon' refer to?
What does the image of the supermassive black hole provide evidence for?
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?
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?
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?
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?
How many radio observatories were linked together to form the Event Horizon Telescope?
What does the term 'event horizon' refer to?
What does the term 'event horizon' refer to?
What does the image of the supermassive black hole provide evidence for?
What does the image of the supermassive black hole provide evidence for?
