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Calculated Shard: 172 (from laksa066)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa172.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://futurism.com/excited-black-hole-image\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://futurism.com/excited-black-hole-image\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/futurism.com\/excited-black-hole-image","crawl_time":1775997721,"first_indexed_time":1554821335,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,futurism!\/excited-black-hole-image s443","src_root_hash":"5663751245577307572","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Here's Why Everyone's so Excited About the Black Hole Image","meta_descriptions":["On Wednesday morning, an international team of scientists will release the first-ever images of black holes. Quite understandably, scientists are pumped."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Image: Tag Hartman-Simkins\nSign up to see the future, today\nCan’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech\nBig Release\nOn Wednesday morning, astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope, a collaborative network of telescopes and astronomy research facilities around the world, are expected to release the\nfirst ever pictures\nof the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Accompanying it will be a picture of an even larger black hole in the Virgo constellation.\nIn the past, images of black holes have been limited to pictures of the stuff surrounding them, \nor to computer models\n. The\nNew York Times\ninterviewed a number of astronomers\nwho are excited to really see a black hole for the first time, and have visual evidence that confirms years of scientific speculation.\nReady For The Close-Up\nFor some researchers, the draw is just the wow factor.\n“Yes, I’m definitely excited to see the image!” University of Chicago scientist Daniel Holz told the\nTimes\n. “It’s not really rational, since I know the math works and the theory has been thoroughly tested. But still, this would be a picture of the real thing, up close and personal. That is super cool.”\nYale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan echoed Holz’s sentiment: “It’s exciting, even just technically, to get this up close and personal to a black hole.”\nThat excitement is understandable — a giant black hole, scientifically confirmed just a few years ago, holds our galaxy together. And yet we have no idea what it looks like, other than artists’ renderings of black spheres.\nBest Guesses\nNo one, aside from the scientists leading the Event Horizon Telescope project, knows what to expect from Wednesday’s reveal. The\nTimes\nwrites that existing data suggest the black holes will look like a tiny dot illuminated by nearby stars and radiation.\nBut the shape of the black holes could be circular, ovate, or even twisted depending on the black holes’ rotation. More importantly, the image will likely show whether the equations scientists use to describe black holes are correct.\nUntil Wednesday, we’ll just have to wait and see.\n“For the first time,” the\nTimes\nwrote, “astronomers will be staring down the pipes of eternity.”\nREAD MORE:\nExpected Soon: First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole\n[\nThe New York Times\n]\nMore on the black hole pictures:\nAstronomers Are Teasing the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole","attrs_markdown":"[![Futurism Logo](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/futurism_6f3e15_7a2259.svg?quality=85)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/)\n\n[![Futurism Logo](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/futurism_6f3e15_7a2259.svg?quality=85)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/)\n\n- [AI](https:\/\/futurism.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence)\n  - [Anthropic](https:\/\/futurism.com\/category\/anthropic)\n  - [Ethics](https:\/\/futurism.com\/category\/ethics)\n  - [Facial recognition](https:\/\/futurism.com\/category\/facial-recognition)\n  - 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Quite understandably, scientists are pumped.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/excited-black-hole-image.png?quality=85&w=1152)\n\n*Image: Tag Hartman-Simkins*\n\n## Sign up to see the future, today\nCan’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech\n## Big Release\nOn Wednesday morning, astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope, a collaborative network of telescopes and astronomy research facilities around the world, are expected to release the [first ever pictures](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo) of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Accompanying it will be a picture of an even larger black hole in the Virgo constellation.\n\nIn the past, images of black holes have been limited to pictures of the stuff surrounding them, [or to computer models](https:\/\/futurism.com\/black-hole-image-devouring-galaxy). The *New York Times* [interviewed a number of astronomers](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/08\/science\/black-hole-photo.html) who are excited to really see a black hole for the first time, and have visual evidence that confirms years of scientific speculation.\n\n## Ready For The Close-Up\nFor some researchers, the draw is just the wow factor.\n\n“Yes, I’m definitely excited to see the image!” University of Chicago scientist Daniel Holz told the *Times*. “It’s not really rational, since I know the math works and the theory has been thoroughly tested. But still, this would be a picture of the real thing, up close and personal. That is super cool.”\n\nYale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan echoed Holz’s sentiment: “It’s exciting, even just technically, to get this up close and personal to a black hole.”\n\nThat excitement is understandable — a giant black hole, scientifically confirmed just a few years ago, holds our galaxy together. And yet we have no idea what it looks like, other than artists’ renderings of black spheres.\n\n## Best Guesses\nNo one, aside from the scientists leading the Event Horizon Telescope project, knows what to expect from Wednesday’s reveal. The *Times* writes that existing data suggest the black holes will look like a tiny dot illuminated by nearby stars and radiation.\n\nBut the shape of the black holes could be circular, ovate, or even twisted depending on the black holes’ rotation. More importantly, the image will likely show whether the equations scientists use to describe black holes are correct.\n\nUntil Wednesday, we’ll just have to wait and see.\n\n“For the first time,” the *Times* wrote, “astronomers will be staring down the pipes of eternity.”\n\n**READ MORE:** [Expected Soon: First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/08\/science\/black-hole-photo.html) \\[*The New York Times*\\]\n\n**More on the black hole pictures:** *[Astronomers Are Teasing the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo)*\n\n## [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\nDan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.\n***\n\n## Most Popular\n[The Effects of AI-Generated Code Tearing Through Corporations Is Actually Kind of Funny](https:\/\/futurism.com\/artificial-intelligence\/ai-code-tearing-through-corporations)\n\nBy [Frank Landymore](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/flandymore)\n\n[Man Creates Tiny Submarine for His Parakeet to Experience Life Underwater](https:\/\/futurism.com\/future-society\/tiny-submarine-parakeet)\n\nBy [Victor Tangermann](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/victor)\n\n[Economists Starting to Admit They May Have Been Wrong About AI Never Replacing Human Jobs](https:\/\/futurism.com\/future-society\/economist-ai-job-forecast)\n\nBy [Joe Wilkins](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/jwilkins)\n\n[OpenAI Says Not to Worry About UBI, Because It Has Another Idea](https:\/\/futurism.com\/artificial-intelligence\/openai-ubi-superintelligence)\n\nBy [Joe Wilkins](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/jwilkins)\n\n[America’s Largest Hospital System Ready to Start Replacing Radiologists With AI, Its CEO Says](https:\/\/futurism.com\/artificial-intelligence\/hospital-ceo-ai-radiology)\n\nBy [Joe Wilkins](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/jwilkins)\n\n[Read More](https:\/\/futurism.com\/category\/astrophysics)\n\n## More in Black Holes\n[![Scientists Just Released the First-Ever Image of a Black Hole](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/black_hole1.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/scientists-release-first-image-black-hole)\n\n[Scientists Just Released the First-Ever Image of a Black Hole](https:\/\/futurism.com\/scientists-release-first-image-black-hole)\n\nBy [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\n\n[![Astronomers are looking to get a much higher resolution shot of a black hole by sending two to three satellites into Earth orbit. ](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/space-telescope-black-hole-image-crisp.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/space-telescope-black-hole-image-crisp)\n\n[Explained: Why the Next Black Hole Image Will Be Incredible](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/space-telescope-black-hole-image-crisp)\n\nBy [Victor Tangermann](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/victor)\n\n[![The first-ever black hole image is a blurry orange ring. During the announcement, scientists described how they're working to improve the resolution.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/scientist-next-black-hole-image-clearer.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/scientists-next-black-hole-image-clearer)\n\n[Scientists: Next Black Hole Image Will Be Way Clearer](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/scientists-next-black-hole-image-clearer)\n\nBy [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\n\n[![Scientists have released the first image of a black hole, and it looks like they expected based on Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/black-hole-image-einstein-right-relativity.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/black-hole-image-einstein-right-relativity)\n\n[The World’s First Black Hole Image Vindicates Einstein’s Theory](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/black-hole-image-einstein-right-relativity)\n\nBy [Kristin Houser](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/kristin)\n\n[![By watching a black hole devour a star, researchers from MIT were able to determine that it's spinning faster than 50 percent the speed of light.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/black-hole-spin-speed-devour-star.jpg?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/black-hole-spin-speed-devour-star)\n\n[Here’s Why MIT Scientists Are Watching a Black Hole Devour a Star](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/black-hole-spin-speed-devour-star)\n\nBy [Kristin Houser](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/kristin)\n\n[![The black hole that scientists imaged is a stellar giant. It would take millions of Earths lined up side-by-side to span its length.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/big-m87-black-hole-compared-the-earth.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/big-m87-black-hole-compared-the-earth)\n\n[Here’s How Big the M87 Black Hole Is Compared to the Earth](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/big-m87-black-hole-compared-the-earth)\n\nBy [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\n\n[![The goal is to look past the space debris to see its event horizon.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo)\n\n[Astronomers Are Teasing the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo)\n\nBy [Jon Christian](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/jonc)\n\n[![Katie Bouman, a 29-year-old computer scientist, led the development of the algorithm that made the first black hole image possible.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/first-black-hole-image-katie-bouman.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/first-black-hole-image-katie-bouman)\n\n[We Wouldn’t Have the First Black Hole Image Without Katie Bouman](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/first-black-hole-image-katie-bouman)\n\nBy [Kristin Houser](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/kristin)\n\n[SEE MORE](https:\/\/futurism.com\/category\/black-holes)\n\n## More in Astrophysics\n[![In 2013, scientists were in the middle of studying the black hole at the center of the galaxy when a neutron star flared up and blocked their view.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/magnetar-blocked-view-galaxys-black-hole.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/magnetar-blocked-view-galaxys-black-hole)\n\n[A City-Sized Star Is Blocking the View of Our Galaxy’s Black Hole](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/magnetar-blocked-view-galaxys-black-hole)\n\nBy [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\n\n[![An international team of researchers says it's found 83 new supermassive black holes at extreme end of the visible universe.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/astronomers-83-giant-black-holes.jpg?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/astronomers-83-giant-black-holes)\n\n[Astronomers Just Found 83 Giant Black Holes at Universe’s Edge](https:\/\/futurism.com\/astronomers-83-giant-black-holes)\n\nBy [Jon Christian](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/jonc)\n\n[![New research sheds light on how supermassive black holes, like the one at the center of the Milky Way, get so massive. It takes more than just eating stars.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/astronomers-supermassive-black-holes.jpg?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronomers-supermassive-black-holes)\n\n[Astronomers Figured out How Supermassive Black Holes Get so Big](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronomers-supermassive-black-holes)\n\nBy [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\n\n[![A language professor created the black hole's name, Pōwehi, by combining two words from an 18th-century Hawaiian chant called the Kumulipo.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/m87-black-holes-name.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/m87-black-holes-name)\n\n[The M87 Black Hole Now Has an Epic Name](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/m87-black-holes-name)\n\nBy [Kristin Houser](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/kristin)\n\n[![Astronomers just got their best look at the swirling layers of gas that orbit the black hole at the center of the Milky Way](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/blocking-view-galaxy-black-hole.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/blocking-view-galaxy-black-hole)\n\n[Something Is Blocking the View of Our Galaxy’s Giant Black Hole](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/blocking-view-galaxy-black-hole)\n\nBy [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\n\n[![Astronomers spotted an unusual black hole floating through the galaxy. Roughly the size of Jupiter, it's in between the two types of typical black holes.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jupiter-black-hole-milky-way.jpg?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/jupiter-black-hole-milky-way)\n\n[A Jupiter-Sized Black Hole is Floating Around The Milky Way](https:\/\/futurism.com\/jupiter-black-hole-milky-way)\n\nBy [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\n\n[![Researchers have captured the best-ever image of Sagittarius A\\*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/black-hole-devouring-our-galaxy.jpg?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/black-hole-image-devouring-galaxy)\n\n[Here’s the Best-Ever Image of the Black Hole Devouring Our Galaxy](https:\/\/futurism.com\/black-hole-image-devouring-galaxy)\n\nBy [Jon Christian](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/jonc)\n\n[![A team of researchers has produced the most detailed black hole simulations ever — and then used them to solve a 40+ year mystery.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/most-precise-black-hole-simulations.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/precise-black-hole-simulations)\n\n[Scientists Produce Most Precise Black Hole Simulations Ever](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/precise-black-hole-simulations)\n\nBy [Kristin Houser](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/kristin)\n\n[SEE MORE](https:\/\/futurism.com\/category\/astrophysics)\n\n## More in Space\n[![The black hole V404 Cygni was caught shooting plasma jets in rapidly changing directions — all while its gravitational pull dragged the fabric of spacetime.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/black-hole-space-time-wobbling-jets.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/black-hole-space-time-wobbling-jets)\n\n[Bizarre Black Hole “Drags” Spacetime, Blasts Wobbling Plasma Jets](https:\/\/futurism.com\/black-hole-space-time-wobbling-jets)\n\nBy [Kristin Houser](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/kristin)\n\n[![A team from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has shared an image that puts the first black hole photo into stunning context.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/black-hole-photo-amazing-zoom-out.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/black-hole-photo-amazing-zoom-out)\n\n[The First Black Hole Photo Is Even More Amazing When You Zoom Out](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/black-hole-photo-amazing-zoom-out)\n\nBy [Kristin Houser](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/kristin)\n\n[![For the first time, astronomers observed the birth of a new, ultra-dense stellar corpse that could be either a black hole or a neutron star.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/astronomer-birth-black-hole.jpg?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/astronomer-birth-black-hole)\n\n[Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Birth of a Black Hole](https:\/\/futurism.com\/astronomer-birth-black-hole)\n\nBy [Dan Robitzski](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/danrobitzski)\n\n[![A new paper suggests that we could spot an alien civilization by looking for signs of starships powered by the radiation thrown off by small black hole.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/seti-plan-detect-alien-starships-black-holes.png?quality=85&w=768)](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/seti-plan-detect-alien-starships-black-holes)\n\n[New SETI Plan: Detect Alien Starships Powered by Black Holes](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/seti-plan-detect-alien-starships-black-holes)\n\nBy [Jon Christian](https:\/\/futurism.com\/authors\/jonc)\n\n[![Physicists created a sonic black hole in the lab and then took its temperature — and the measurement seems to confirm a prediction made by Stephen 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Quite understandably, scientists are pumped.](https:\/\/futurism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/excited-black-hole-image.png?quality=85&w=1152)\n\n*Image: Tag Hartman-Simkins*\n\n## Sign up to see the future, today\nCan’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech\n## Big Release\nOn Wednesday morning, astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope, a collaborative network of telescopes and astronomy research facilities around the world, are expected to release the [first ever pictures](https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo) of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Accompanying it will be a picture of an even larger black hole in the Virgo constellation.\n\nIn the past, images of black holes have been limited to pictures of the stuff surrounding them, [or to computer models](https:\/\/futurism.com\/black-hole-image-devouring-galaxy). The *New York Times* [interviewed a number of astronomers](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/08\/science\/black-hole-photo.html) who are excited to really see a black hole for the first time, and have visual evidence that confirms years of scientific speculation.\n\n## Ready For The Close-Up\nFor some researchers, the draw is just the wow factor.\n\n“Yes, I’m definitely excited to see the image!” University of Chicago scientist Daniel Holz told the *Times*. “It’s not really rational, since I know the math works and the theory has been thoroughly tested. But still, this would be a picture of the real thing, up close and personal. That is super cool.”\n\nYale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan echoed Holz’s sentiment: “It’s exciting, even just technically, to get this up close and personal to a black hole.”\n\nThat excitement is understandable — a giant black hole, scientifically confirmed just a few years ago, holds our galaxy together. 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Boilerpipe Text	Image: Tag Hartman-Simkins Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Big Release On Wednesday morning, astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope, a collaborative network of telescopes and astronomy research facilities around the world, are expected to release the first ever pictures of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Accompanying it will be a picture of an even larger black hole in the Virgo constellation. In the past, images of black holes have been limited to pictures of the stuff surrounding them, or to computer models . The New York Times interviewed a number of astronomers who are excited to really see a black hole for the first time, and have visual evidence that confirms years of scientific speculation. Ready For The Close-Up For some researchers, the draw is just the wow factor. “Yes, I’m definitely excited to see the image!” University of Chicago scientist Daniel Holz told the Times . “It’s not really rational, since I know the math works and the theory has been thoroughly tested. But still, this would be a picture of the real thing, up close and personal. That is super cool.” Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan echoed Holz’s sentiment: “It’s exciting, even just technically, to get this up close and personal to a black hole.” That excitement is understandable — a giant black hole, scientifically confirmed just a few years ago, holds our galaxy together. And yet we have no idea what it looks like, other than artists’ renderings of black spheres. Best Guesses No one, aside from the scientists leading the Event Horizon Telescope project, knows what to expect from Wednesday’s reveal. The Times writes that existing data suggest the black holes will look like a tiny dot illuminated by nearby stars and radiation. But the shape of the black holes could be circular, ovate, or even twisted depending on the black holes’ rotation. More importantly, the image will likely show whether the equations scientists use to describe black holes are correct. Until Wednesday, we’ll just have to wait and see. “For the first time,” the Times wrote, “astronomers will be staring down the pipes of eternity.” READ MORE: Expected Soon: First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole [ The New York Times ] More on the black hole pictures: Astronomers Are Teasing the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole
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Quite understandably, scientists are pumped.](https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/excited-black-hole-image.png?quality=85&w=1152) Image: Tag Hartman-Simkins ## Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech ## Big Release On Wednesday morning, astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope, a collaborative network of telescopes and astronomy research facilities around the world, are expected to release the [first ever pictures](https://futurism.com/the-byte/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo) of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Accompanying it will be a picture of an even larger black hole in the Virgo constellation. In the past, images of black holes have been limited to pictures of the stuff surrounding them, [or to computer models](https://futurism.com/black-hole-image-devouring-galaxy). The New York Times [interviewed a number of astronomers](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/science/black-hole-photo.html) who are excited to really see a black hole for the first time, and have visual evidence that confirms years of scientific speculation. ## Ready For The Close-Up For some researchers, the draw is just the wow factor. “Yes, I’m definitely excited to see the image!” University of Chicago scientist Daniel Holz told the Times. “It’s not really rational, since I know the math works and the theory has been thoroughly tested. But still, this would be a picture of the real thing, up close and personal. That is super cool.” Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan echoed Holz’s sentiment: “It’s exciting, even just technically, to get this up close and personal to a black hole.” That excitement is understandable — a giant black hole, scientifically confirmed just a few years ago, holds our galaxy together. 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Readable Markdown	![On Wednesday morning, an international team of scientists will release the first-ever images of black holes. Quite understandably, scientists are pumped.](https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/excited-black-hole-image.png?quality=85&w=1152) Image: Tag Hartman-Simkins ## Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech ## Big Release On Wednesday morning, astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope, a collaborative network of telescopes and astronomy research facilities around the world, are expected to release the [first ever pictures](https://futurism.com/the-byte/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo) of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Accompanying it will be a picture of an even larger black hole in the Virgo constellation. In the past, images of black holes have been limited to pictures of the stuff surrounding them, [or to computer models](https://futurism.com/black-hole-image-devouring-galaxy). The New York Times [interviewed a number of astronomers](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/science/black-hole-photo.html) who are excited to really see a black hole for the first time, and have visual evidence that confirms years of scientific speculation. ## Ready For The Close-Up For some researchers, the draw is just the wow factor. “Yes, I’m definitely excited to see the image!” University of Chicago scientist Daniel Holz told the Times. “It’s not really rational, since I know the math works and the theory has been thoroughly tested. But still, this would be a picture of the real thing, up close and personal. That is super cool.” Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan echoed Holz’s sentiment: “It’s exciting, even just technically, to get this up close and personal to a black hole.” That excitement is understandable — a giant black hole, scientifically confirmed just a few years ago, holds our galaxy together. And yet we have no idea what it looks like, other than artists’ renderings of black spheres. ## Best Guesses No one, aside from the scientists leading the Event Horizon Telescope project, knows what to expect from Wednesday’s reveal. The Times writes that existing data suggest the black holes will look like a tiny dot illuminated by nearby stars and radiation. But the shape of the black holes could be circular, ovate, or even twisted depending on the black holes’ rotation. More importantly, the image will likely show whether the equations scientists use to describe black holes are correct. Until Wednesday, we’ll just have to wait and see. “For the first time,” the Times wrote, “astronomers will be staring down the pipes of eternity.” READ MORE: [Expected Soon: First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/science/black-hole-photo.html) \[The New York Times\] More on the black hole pictures: [Astronomers Are Teasing the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole](https://futurism.com/the-byte/astronomers-teasing-first-ever-black-hole-photo)
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