First-ever image of a black hole?

[Canadiens Ghost]

There will be a big press conference on April 10th.

Scientists Are About To Make A Truly Groundbreaking Black Hole Announcement

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[SotasicA]

I wonder what colour it is.

 

[JMCx4]

I wonder what colour it is.

A very, very, very, very, etc. dark shade of gray, I reckon.

 

[LightningStrikes]

What to expect:

 

[disgruntleddave]

Press conference is happening.

 

[disgruntleddave]

There it is. Amazing.

 

[MAHJ71]

Pretty friggin' cool

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

That's awesome!

 

[LightningStrikes]

 

[hatterson]

For size comparison, from XKCD:

 

[KCbus]

If a black hole is so intense that even light can't escape... why's it so bright?

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

If a black hole is so intense that even light can't escape... why's it so bright?

thats all the light swirling around the edge of it as it gets sucked in (think water down a drain). the dark center is the black hole itself

 

[LadyStanley]

And now for a humorous point of view