First black hole image ever
 

Astronomers have taken the first image ever of a black hole. It is located in the galaxy of M–87.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47873592

That's pretty fvcking cool.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Very similar to what one sees in the movies. As far as being the biggest ever, well there's a whole lot more universe out there.

That's neat.

And already, the Memes have begun

Welp. We're doomed.

****** picture.

The fact that it's bigger than our entire solar system says a lot. Black holes like that literally eat up entire galaxies. Just goes to prove tons of planet and possible life could have been wiped out of existence like that. It's really crazy to think stuff like this exists in real life and isn't science fiction. It's like the ultimate death of the universe.

Cool.

You sure like to ruin the mood, don't you?

It's amazing how spot on it looks in comparison to predicted images. Scientists and mathematicians are really a wild bunch of thinkers, to work out the numbers and say this is how we'd perceive such a phenomenon. They hit it right on the nose.

I doubt they eat entire galaxies. . . Galaxies tend to get pretty big and the gravitational pull of a black hole only gets extreme when in close proximity to it.

For example, if the Sun were to collapse into a black hole (which isn't going to happen), the Earth's orbit would be largely unaffected. The gravitational relationship would, in theory, remain the same.

Also, I'm sure we're not doomed or even inconvenienced by this in any way. It's a galactic nuclei. The prevailing theory is that these are necessary for galactic formation. We'd probably not be here without it.

Maybe not galaxies, but they are saying this black hole is bigger than our entire solar system... that's a tad large!

Totally.

I'm super interested in space and astronomy. I remember reading about black holes and the "garden variety" weren't that big. The whole idea is that they collapse into an infinitely small point.

To have one turn out to be the size of a solar system, even if we're just talking influence, is absolutely nuts.

In all fairness, eating another star is a pretty terrifying prospect. To eat an entire solar system is something else entirely.

You win this thread

Context:

Sorry! I wasn't doubting you. Just agreeing on the sheer magnitude of the thing.

Pretty awesome, and likewise the fact that it was an international effort. The more reasons for humanity to drop the BS and work together the better.


But of course this kind of thing comes about during the perfect time in history when reaction is quickly followed by memes. Oh humans... only us. :trazz:

Nah, I just forgot to post it in my original post that’s all heh...