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Researchers used computer simulations of black holes and machine learning to generate a revised version (right) of the famous first image of a black hole that was released back in 2019 (left).

Goodbye fuzzy donut: The famous first black hole photo gets sharpened up

Scientists have created a new version of a historic black hole image that was first unveiled back in 2019. The central black nothingness now looks larger and darker.

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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which released the world's first image of a black hole in 2019, unveiled a new view on Wednesday showing how the object at the center of the M87 galaxy looks in polarized light.

Stunning New Image Of Black Hole Reveals Surrounding Magnetic Fields

The Event Horizon Telescope project, which produced the world's first image of a black hole in 2019 in the M87 galaxy, unveiled a new view of its magnetic fields as captured by polarized light.

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By:
  • Rachel Treisman