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Scientists reveal first photo of a black hole

An international team of scientists used the Event Horizon Telescope to obtain the first image of a black hole. They say the image of the center of the galaxy M87 shows a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times more massive than the sun. Watch the announcement.
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