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Science astronomy art of a "Photon Shadow" showing how light is warped around a black hole, created for NSF by Nicolle R. Fuller SayoStudio
Fifty-five million light-years from Earth, at the heart of galaxy Messier 87, lies a monster black hole that’s enshrouded itself in a swirling disk of super-hot energy and matter and radiates unimaginably powerful jets above and below. Weighing 6.5 billion times the mass of our sun, it distorts spacetime like few objects in the universe. It has enshrouded itself in a swirling disk of super-hot energy and matter and radiates unimaginably powerful jets above and below. The black hole’s gravity warps the paths of photons that come too near, resulting in a donut shaped blur seen by special telescopes on Earth. Nicolle R. Fuller created this illustration during her work as a contractor for the National Science Foundation. NSF has released the illustration into the public domain. Please credit “Nicolle R. Fuller, NSF” when using, and link-backs are always appreciated!

 

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