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The image reveals the black hole at the centre of Messier 87, a massive galaxy in the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster. This black hole resides about 54 million light-years from Earth. (Photo: AP)

Black hole image released in an astrophysics breakthrough

Black holes, phenomenally dense celestial entities, are extraordinarily difficult to observe despite their great mass.

13 April 2019 9:42 AM IST

the observed shadow of M87 is roughly 2-1/2 times larger than the actual size of the black holes boundary.

'Seeing the unseeable': Scientists reveal first photo of black hole

Black holes are monstrous celestial entities exerting gravitational fields so vicious that no matter or light can...

11 April 2019 10:32 AM IST