Scientists Capture First-Ever Image Of ‘Unseeable’ Black Hole

An image of Sagittarius A* (or Sgr A* for short), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, 27,000 light-years from Earth. It's the first direct visual evidence of the presence of this black hole and was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).

“We got it!” exclaimed a consortium of scientists who managed to delve deep into space to capture the first-ever images of the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

The colorful yet fuzzy image was captured by a network of eight synchronized radio telescopes around the world as part of an international consortium. That collaboration of the Event Horizon Telescope and the National Science Foundation was unveiled at a multi-continent press conference May 12 in Washington, D.C., using multiple live streams online.