An international team of astronomers announced Wednesday it had successfully captured the first-ever image of a black hole. The image was released during a press event at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. Press events were also held in several other world cities. The picture shows the black hole having a dark center, encircled by a bright orange and yellow ring spreading outward. The image is very similar to numerous artists’ drawings through the years of what scientists believed a black hole looked like. Black holes are areas in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape them. They are believed to be formed by collapsed stars. The presence of black holes affects the surrounding environment in extreme ways. Black holes are not easy to capture on camera because they are surrounded by thick dust material and extremely hot gases.
Title: Scientists Release First-Ever Image of Black Hole
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<span data-start-time='21208' data-end-time='27396'>Press events were also held in several other world cities.</span> <span data-start-time='27396' data-end-time='39521'>The picture shows the black hole having a dark center, encircled by a bright orange and yellow ring spreading outward.</span> <span data-start-time='39521' data-end-time='51771'>The image is very similar to numerous artists’ drawings through the years of what scientists believed a black hole looked like.</span> <span data-start-time='51771' data-end-time='63146'>Black holes are areas in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape them.</span> <span data-start-time='63146' data-end-time='68354'>They are believed to be formed by collapsed stars.</span> <span data-start-time='68354' data-end-time='76292'>The presence of black holes affects the surrounding environment in extreme ways.</span> <span data-start-time='76292' data-end-time='88146'>Black holes are not easy to capture on camera 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