Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of a Supermassive Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope reveals the silhouette of a black hole at the center of a galaxy 55 million light-years away
![M87 Black Hole](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/aoHHk5fnDbu8Sp8sEPXxM6yMBiY=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/e0/65/e065b63a-4911-4541-9696-b173edceef34/a-consensus.jpg)
The Event Horizon Telescope reveals the silhouette of a black hole at the center of a galaxy 55 million light-years away