Astronomers capture 1st image of Milky Way’s huge black hole

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The colorized image is from the international consortium behind the Event Horizon Telescope. Previous efforts had found the black hole in the center of our galaxy too jumpy to get a good picture. The Milky Way black hole is called Sagittarius A(asterisk) It is 4 million times more massive than our sun.

Astronomers capture 1st image of Milky Way’s huge black hole

9 days ago·Washington, United States

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Times of India

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BBC News

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The Guardian

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Reuters

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CBC News

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Just over three years after astronomers revealed the first photograph of a black hole, scientists are hinting at another remarkable image. Watch live starting at 9 a.m. ET.

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