Behind the efforts to capture 1st photo of Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole

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Published May 13, 2022

Thanks to the help of ground-breaking technology and years of work, astronomers have managed to capture the first-ever image of what's lying at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy: a supermassive black hole.

They took the picture using the Event Horizon Telescope, which is actually 11 telescopes scattered around the world. When synced up, they create a virtual telescope dish as large as the earth itself.

Global’s Mike Drolet reports on the out-of-this-world glimpse into the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/8829797/first-photo-black-hole-milky-way-sagittarius-a/

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