On Wednesday, April 10, National Science Foundation shared the first ever photo of the Black Hole and that’s the day which will go down in the history mainly because it was just a concept till now but it has got a face now. Astronomers have taken the picture with the help of eight ground-based radio telescopes, which is 500 million trillion km away. The picture of a black hole looks like a dark core bordered by a flame-orange halo of white-hot gas and plasma. The black hole is 50 million light years away in a galaxy known as M87.
The National Science Foundation took to their official Twitter handle to share the first image of the Black Hole and wrote, “You’re looking at the first-ever image of a black hole. It was captured by the #NSFFunded @ehtelescope project. #ehtblackhole #RealBlackHole https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/blackholes/formedia.jsp …”.
However, the image of the Black Hole has now turned into hilarious memes. While some have compared it to doughnuts, some just related it to their relationships.
All my relationships … in one picture.#BlackHole pic.twitter.com/twH1AvQxTc
— Ananya Bhattacharya (@ananya116) April 10, 2019
I am sure the spatial resolution of the #blackhole images will get better in future. pic.twitter.com/uN9lmN9fGe
— Fakhar Khalid (@FakharKhalid) April 10, 2019
The #Blackhole reminds me of The Rings of Akhaten…#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/MNYae2nBsi
— DR Watson (@DoctorRWatson1) April 10, 2019
Oh look a photo of a black hole…..wait a damn minute….middle earth ?!?! #BlackHole pic.twitter.com/TOXZlPrxJc
— Rick (@KickAssTakeNaps) April 10, 2019
And the wait is finally over..
The live and official image of
Yamraaj- BLACKHOLE is here#BlackHole #BlackHoles #black holes #YamraajBlackholeGoosebumps at it’s highest level..
Congratulations to #EHTBlackHole #EHT for giving our generation such things. pic.twitter.com/QQqFJv6Zgf
— SAIRANJAN MOHANTY (@SairanjanMitu) April 10, 2019
Uh oh we might have a problem. pic.twitter.com/qJuCnGSBHu
— JenZenator (@JenZenator) April 11, 2019
Associate Administrator of NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Thomas Zurbuchen shared the image of a black hole and said, “An incredible accomplishment! Congratulations to the international team that worked together to pull this off. Catching this black hole’s shadow involved 8 ground-based radio telescopes around the globe, operating together as if they were one telescope the size of Earth.”
He further said, “You’re looking at the 1st-ever image of a black hole! By its very nature, a black hole cannot be seen, but the hot disk of material around it shines bright. Against a bright backdrop, such as this disk, a black hole appears to cast a shadow.”
You’re looking at the 1st-ever image of a black hole! By its very nature, a black hole cannot be seen, but the hot disk of material around it shines bright. Against a bright backdrop, such as this disk, a black hole appears to cast a shadow: https://t.co/TAToEYm2CA pic.twitter.com/hkhTxabDcx
— Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) April 10, 2019
To compliment these findings, several @NASA spacecraft were part of large effort to observe the #EHTBlackHole using different wavelengths of light. Take a look at perspectives from @ChandraXray, @NASASwift, @NASANuSTAR and others: https://t.co/TAToEY4re0 #BlackHole pic.twitter.com/Qt6rmgwMFd
— Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) April 10, 2019
For the uninitiated, Black Hole is an empty space exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that not even particles or light can escape from inside it. Black holes were first predicted by Einstein’s theory which reimagined gravity as the deforming of space and time by matter and energy. The first image of a black hole confirms that Einstein’s theory of gravity is true.
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