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Calculated Shard: 108 (from laksa173)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa108.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, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://news.sky.com/story/black-hole-revealed-first-ever-image-unveiled-by-scientists-11689746\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://news.sky.com/story/black-hole-revealed-first-ever-image-unveiled-by-scientists-11689746\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

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Funding for collaboration is key if we are to tackle big projects. No facility could actually do this alone. (Also, it's why I'm on so many telecons and constantly travelling, mom!)\n#EHTBlackHole\npic.twitter.com\/1MIfpvN2u2\n— Dr.\/Prof. Renée Hložek (@reneehlozek)\nApril 10, 2019\nBlack holes are among the most dense and inescapable objects in the universe.\nThey are made up of what is left when a star dies and collapses in on itself. Supermassive black holes are even more mysterious and feature at the centre of most galaxies, including ours.\nNothing - not even light - can escape their gravity.\nUntil now, there have only been simulations and artists' impressions. Viewing them is very difficult because they suck in all the light.\nImage:\nUntil now there were only artist's impressions and computer simulations\nScientists managed to capture a ring of light - disrupted matter and radiation circling at extreme speed - around an area of darkness representing the actual black hole, known as the shadow or silhouette.\n\"The history of man and of science will be divided into the time before the image and the time after the image,\" said Carlos Moedas, the European commissioner for the research.\nThe announcement was made in simultaneous news conferences in Washington, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo.\n'Seeing the unseeable': Black hole pictured\nScientists say the picture also supports Einstein's general theory of relativity.\n\"The size and shape of the shadow matches the precise predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity, increasing our confidence in this century-old theory,\" said EHT astrophysicist Dimitrios Psaltis from the University of Arizona.\nDr Brooke Simmons, a lecturer in physics at Lancaster University - and an expert in supermassive black holes - told Sky News that it was a momentous day.\nHe said: \"The black hole at the centre of Messier 87 is a monster by any definition, many billions of times more massive than the sun, anchored at the centre of our nearest extremely massive galaxy.\n\"It's the stuff of wonder and awe for a budding young scientist.\"","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/black-hole-revealed-first-ever-image-unveiled-by-scientists-11689746#main)\n\n[Sky News - back to home ![sky news logo](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/resources\/sky-news-logo.svg?v=1) ![sky news logo](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/resources\/sky-news-logo-dark.svg?v=1)](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/)\n\n[4 Apr ![cloudy](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/resources\/icons\/cloud.svg?bypass-service-worker) 16° 9°](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/weather)\n\n[Watch Live](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/watch-live)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/)\n- [UK](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/uk)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/politics)\n- [World](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/world)\n- [US](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/us)\n- [Money](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/money)\n- [Science, Climate & Tech](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/science-climate-tech)\n- [Ents & Arts](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/entertainment)\n- [Programmes](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/programmes)\n- [Puzzles](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/puzzles)\n- [Videos](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/videos)\n- [Analysis](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/analysis)\n- [Data x Forensics](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/data-and-forensics)\n- [Offbeat](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/offbeat)\n- [Weather](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/weather)\n\nMore\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/)\n- [UK](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/uk)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/politics)\n- [World](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/world)\n- [US](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/us)\n- [Money](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/money)\n- [Science, Climate & Tech](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/science-climate-tech)\n- [Ents & Arts](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/entertainment)\n- [Programmes](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/programmes)\n- [Puzzles](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/puzzles)\n- [Videos](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/videos)\n- [Analysis](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/analysis)\n- [Data x Forensics](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/data-and-forensics)\n- [Offbeat](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/offbeat)\n- [Weather](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/weather)\n\n# Black hole revealed: First-ever image unveiled by scientists\nThe image is celebrated as a landmark moment for astrophysics - backing up one of Einstein's most famous theories.\n\nWednesday 10 April 2019 22:20, UK\n\n![The black hole picture is a first for mankind](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/19\/04\/768x432\/skynews-black-hole_4634865.jpg?20190410142309)\n\nImage: The black hole picture is a first for mankind\n\n[Why you can trust Sky News](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/policies-and-standards)\n\nThe first-ever real picture of a black hole has been revealed, in what is being hailed as a historic moment for science.\n\nAssembled by data from eight radio telescopes, the image depicts a fiery orange and black ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edge of the abyss.\n\n**As \"science fiction becomes science fact\", here is a summary of what we know:**\n\n**::** The supermassive black hole contains 6.5 billion times more mass than the sun\n\n**::**  It is located about 54 million light years from Earth\n\n**::** The black hole is big enough to swallow stars at the centre of a distant galaxy\n\n**::** It is at the centre of Messier 87 - a huge galaxy in the relatively nearby Virgo galaxy cluster\n\n### More on Space\n- [![Artemis 2 crew members, from left, Mission Spc. Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O'Meara)](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/03\/192x108\/skynews-artemis-nasa_7206403.jpg?20260329192259) Quarantined astronauts take part in Q\\&A with days to go until NASA's Artemis II moon mission](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/quarantined-astronauts-take-part-in-qanda-with-days-to-go-until-nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-13525908)\n- [![Planets aligned. Pic: iStock](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/192x108\/skynews-planets-space_7176964.jpg?20260227163738) Planetary parade: How and when to spot six planets in UK skies in rare alignment](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/planetary-parade-how-and-when-to-spot-six-planets-in-uk-skies-in-rare-alignment-13316815)\n- [![NASA astronaut Mike Fincke was helped out of a spacecraft after returning to Earth in January. Pic: Reuters](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/192x108\/skynews-mike-fincke-nasa-astronaut_7175587.jpg?20260226125311) NASA reveals details of medical incident that led to historic evacuation from ISS](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/nasa-reveals-details-of-medical-incident-that-led-to-historic-evacuation-from-iss-13512419)\n\n### Related Topics:\n- [Space](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/space-6770)\n\n**::** The image shows light bending due to the black hole's powerful gravitational pull\n\n**::** The first data was gathered in April 2017 using telescopes in Arizona, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile, Spain and the South Pole - with observatories in France and Greenland later joining the project\n\n**::** It took four days of perfect weather for the historic image to be formed.\n\n> Here's the map of the facilities that collaborated together to make this happen. Funding for collaboration is key if we are to tackle big projects. No facility could actually do this alone. (Also, it's why I'm on so many telecons and constantly travelling, mom!) [\\#EHTBlackHole](https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EHTBlackHole?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com\/1MIfpvN2u2](https:\/\/t.co\/1MIfpvN2u2)\n> \n> — Dr.\/Prof. Renée Hložek (@reneehlozek) [April 10, 2019](https:\/\/twitter.com\/reneehlozek\/status\/1115976657624543232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\n\nBlack holes are among the most dense and inescapable objects in the universe.\n\nThey are made up of what is left when a star dies and collapses in on itself. Supermassive black holes are even more mysterious and feature at the centre of most galaxies, including ours.\n\nNothing - not even light - can escape their gravity.\n\nUntil now, there have only been simulations and artists' impressions. Viewing them is very difficult because they suck in all the light.\n\n![Until now there were only artist's impressions and computer simulations ](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/19\/04\/768x432\/skynews-black-hole-artist-impression_4634873.jpg?20190410141921)\n\nImage: Until now there were only artist's impressions and computer simulations\n\nScientists managed to capture a ring of light - disrupted matter and radiation circling at extreme speed - around an area of darkness representing the actual black hole, known as the shadow or silhouette.\n\n\"The history of man and of science will be divided into the time before the image and the time after the image,\" said Carlos Moedas, the European commissioner for the research.\n\nThe announcement was made in simultaneous news conferences in Washington, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo.\n\nYou need javascript enabled to view this content\n\n![](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/19\/04\/768x432\/skynews-black-hole_4634863.jpg?20190410141108)\n\n0:34\n\nVideo Player is loading.\n\nPlay Video\n\n'Seeing the unseeable': Black hole pictured\n\nPlay\n\nSkip backward 10 seconds\n\nSkip forward 10 seconds\n\nMute\n\n\/\n\nLoaded: 17\\.38%\n\n0:00\n\n![]()\n\n1x\n\nPlayback Rate\n\nChapters\n\n- Chapters\n\nDescriptions\n\n- descriptions off, selected\n\nShow Captions\n\n- captions settings, opens captions settings dialog\n- captions off, selected\n\nAudio Track\n\n- en (Main), selected\n\nPicture-in-Picture\n\nFullscreen\n\nCurrent Time 0:00\n\nDuration 0:34\n\nRemaining Time \\-0:34\n\nSeek to live, currently behind liveLIVE\n\nStream Type LIVE\n\nEnable javascript to share\n\nShare\n\nThis is a modal window.\n\nBeginning of dialog window. 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This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.\n\n'Seeing the unseeable': Black hole pictured\n\nScientists say the picture also supports Einstein's general theory of relativity.\n\n\"The size and shape of the shadow matches the precise predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity, increasing our confidence in this century-old theory,\" said EHT astrophysicist Dimitrios Psaltis from the University of Arizona.\n\nDr Brooke Simmons, a lecturer in physics at Lancaster University - and an expert in supermassive black holes - told Sky News that it was a momentous day.\n\nHe said: \"The black hole at the centre of Messier 87 is a monster by any definition, many billions of times more massive than the sun, anchored at the centre of our nearest extremely massive galaxy.\n\n\"It's the stuff of wonder and awe for a budding young scientist.\"\n\n### Related Topics\n- [Space](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/space-6770)\n\n## Sky News footer\n- [YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/skynews)\n- [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews)\n- [X](https:\/\/x.com\/SkyNews)\n- [TikTok](https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews?lang=en)\n- [Instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews\/)\n- [LinkedIn](https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/company\/sky-news)\n- [WhatsApp](https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va868Fv8vd1UsF99tP1u)\n\n### About Sky News\n- [About Us](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/policies-and-standards)\n- [Sky News Profiles](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/sky-news-profiles)\n- [Sky News Distribution](https:\/\/skynewsdistribution.sky\/)\n- [Sky News Library Sales](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales)\n- [Site Map](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/sitemap)\n- [Editorial Guidelines](https:\/\/components.news.sky.com\/files\/editorial_guidelines.pdf)\n- [Sky News Board](https:\/\/components.news.sky.com\/files\/terms_of_reference_of_the_sky_news_board.pdf)\n\n### Sky News Services\n- [Sky News RSS](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/rss)\n- [Sky News For Your Phone](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/smartphones)\n- [Sky News Radio](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/radio)\n\n### Sky Channels\n- [Sky Witness](https:\/\/www.sky.com\/watch\/channel\/sky-witness)\n- [Sky Atlantic](https:\/\/www.sky.com\/watch\/channel\/sky-atlantic)\n- [Sky Arts](https:\/\/www.sky.com\/watch\/channel\/sky-arts)\n- [Sky Cinema](https:\/\/www.sky.com\/watch\/channel\/sky-cinema)\n- [Sky Sports](https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/)\n\n### More Sky Sites\n- [NOW](https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/)\n- [Sky Up Academy Studios](https:\/\/www.skyup.sky\/academy-studios)\n- [Sky Group](https:\/\/www.skygroup.sky\/)\n- [Sky Bet](https:\/\/m.skybet.com\/)\n- [Sky.com](https:\/\/www.sky.com\/)\n- [Sky News Arabia](https:\/\/www.skynewsarabia.com\/)\n- [Advertise With Us](https:\/\/www.skymedia.co.uk\/?utm_source=Sky%20News&amp;utm_medium=Web%20page&amp;utm_content=Sky%20News%20web%20page&amp;utm_campaign=Sky%20News%20web%20page)\n\n- [Terms & Conditions](https:\/\/www.sky.com\/help\/articles\/skycom-terms-and-conditions)\n- [Privacy & Cookies](https:\/\/www.sky.com\/help\/articles\/sky-privacy-and-cookies-notice)\n- [Privacy Options](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/black-hole-revealed-first-ever-image-unveiled-by-scientists-11689746#privacy-options)\n- [Accessibility](https:\/\/www.skyaccessibility.sky\/)\n- [Contact Us](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/contact-us)\n\n[![Sky.com Homepage](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/resources\/sky-spectrum-logo.png?v=1)](https:\/\/www.sky.com\/)  © 2026 Sky UK","attrs_readable_markdown":"The first-ever real picture of a black hole has been revealed, in what is being hailed as a historic moment for science.\n\nAssembled by data from eight radio telescopes, the image depicts a fiery orange and black ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edge of the abyss.\n\n**As \"science fiction becomes science fact\", here is a summary of what we know:**\n\n**::** The supermassive black hole contains 6.5 billion times more mass than the sun\n\n**::**  It is located about 54 million light years from Earth\n\n**::** The black hole is big enough to swallow stars at the centre of a distant galaxy\n\n**::** It is at the centre of Messier 87 - a huge galaxy in the relatively nearby Virgo galaxy cluster\n\n### More on Space\n- [![Artemis 2 crew members, from left, Mission Spc. Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O'Meara)](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/03\/192x108\/skynews-artemis-nasa_7206403.jpg?20260329192259) Quarantined astronauts take part in Q\\&A with days to go until NASA's Artemis II moon mission](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/quarantined-astronauts-take-part-in-qanda-with-days-to-go-until-nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-13525908)\n- [![Planets aligned. Pic: iStock](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/192x108\/skynews-planets-space_7176964.jpg?20260227163738) Planetary parade: How and when to spot six planets in UK skies in rare alignment](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/planetary-parade-how-and-when-to-spot-six-planets-in-uk-skies-in-rare-alignment-13316815)\n- [![NASA astronaut Mike Fincke was helped out of a spacecraft after returning to Earth in January. Pic: Reuters](https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/192x108\/skynews-mike-fincke-nasa-astronaut_7175587.jpg?20260226125311) NASA reveals details of medical incident that led to historic evacuation from ISS](https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/nasa-reveals-details-of-medical-incident-that-led-to-historic-evacuation-from-iss-13512419)\n\n**::** The image shows light bending due to the black hole's powerful gravitational pull\n\n**::** The first data was gathered in April 2017 using telescopes in Arizona, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile, Spain and the South Pole - with observatories in France and Greenland later joining the project\n\n**::** It took four days of perfect weather for the historic image to be formed.\n\n> Here's the map of the facilities that collaborated together to make this happen. Funding for collaboration is key if we are to tackle big projects. No facility could actually do this alone. (Also, it's why I'm on so many telecons and constantly travelling, mom!) [\\#EHTBlackHole](https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EHTBlackHole?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com\/1MIfpvN2u2](https:\/\/t.co\/1MIfpvN2u2)\n> \n> — Dr.\/Prof. Renée Hložek (@reneehlozek) [April 10, 2019](https:\/\/twitter.com\/reneehlozek\/status\/1115976657624543232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\n\nBlack holes are among the most dense and inescapable objects in the universe.\n\nThey are made up of what is left when a star dies and collapses in on itself. Supermassive black holes are even more mysterious and feature at the centre of most galaxies, including ours.\n\nNothing - not even light - can escape their gravity.\n\nUntil now, there have only been simulations and artists' impressions. 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The first-ever real picture of a black hole has been revealed, in what is being hailed as a historic moment for science. Assembled by data from eight radio telescopes, the image depicts a fiery orange and black ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edge of the abyss. As "science fiction becomes science fact", here is a summary of what we know: :: The supermassive black hole contains 6.5 billion times more mass than the sun :: It is located about 54 million light years from Earth :: The black hole is big enough to swallow stars at the centre of a distant galaxy :: It is at the centre of Messier 87 - a huge galaxy in the relatively nearby Virgo galaxy cluster More on Space Quarantined astronauts take part in Q&A with days to go until NASA's Artemis II moon mission Planetary parade: How and when to spot six planets in UK skies in rare alignment NASA reveals details of medical incident that led to historic evacuation from ISS :: The image shows light bending due to the black hole's powerful gravitational pull :: The first data was gathered in April 2017 using telescopes in Arizona, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile, Spain and the South Pole - with observatories in France and Greenland later joining the project :: It took four days of perfect weather for the historic image to be formed. Here's the map of the facilities that collaborated together to make this happen. Funding for collaboration is key if we are to tackle big projects. No facility could actually do this alone. (Also, it's why I'm on so many telecons and constantly travelling, mom!) #EHTBlackHole pic.twitter.com/1MIfpvN2u2 — Dr./Prof. Renée Hložek (@reneehlozek) April 10, 2019 Black holes are among the most dense and inescapable objects in the universe. They are made up of what is left when a star dies and collapses in on itself. Supermassive black holes are even more mysterious and feature at the centre of most galaxies, including ours. Nothing - not even light - can escape their gravity. Until now, there have only been simulations and artists' impressions. Viewing them is very difficult because they suck in all the light. Image: Until now there were only artist's impressions and computer simulations Scientists managed to capture a ring of light - disrupted matter and radiation circling at extreme speed - around an area of darkness representing the actual black hole, known as the shadow or silhouette. "The history of man and of science will be divided into the time before the image and the time after the image," said Carlos Moedas, the European commissioner for the research. The announcement was made in simultaneous news conferences in Washington, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. 'Seeing the unseeable': Black hole pictured Scientists say the picture also supports Einstein's general theory of relativity. "The size and shape of the shadow matches the precise predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity, increasing our confidence in this century-old theory," said EHT astrophysicist Dimitrios Psaltis from the University of Arizona. Dr Brooke Simmons, a lecturer in physics at Lancaster University - and an expert in supermassive black holes - told Sky News that it was a momentous day. He said: "The black hole at the centre of Messier 87 is a monster by any definition, many billions of times more massive than the sun, anchored at the centre of our nearest extremely massive galaxy. "It's the stuff of wonder and awe for a budding young scientist."

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Wednesday 10 April 2019 22:20, UK ![The black hole picture is a first for mankind](https://e3.365dm.com/19/04/768x432/skynews-black-hole_4634865.jpg?20190410142309) Image: The black hole picture is a first for mankind [Why you can trust Sky News](https://news.sky.com/info/policies-and-standards) The first-ever real picture of a black hole has been revealed, in what is being hailed as a historic moment for science. Assembled by data from eight radio telescopes, the image depicts a fiery orange and black ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edge of the abyss. **As "science fiction becomes science fact", here is a summary of what we know:** **::** The supermassive black hole contains 6.5 billion times more mass than the sun **::** It is located about 54 million light years from Earth **::** The black hole is big enough to swallow stars at the centre of a distant galaxy **::** It is at the centre of Messier 87 - a huge galaxy in the relatively nearby Virgo galaxy cluster ### More on Space - [![Artemis 2 crew members, from left, Mission Spc. Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)](https://e3.365dm.com/26/03/192x108/skynews-artemis-nasa_7206403.jpg?20260329192259) Quarantined astronauts take part in Q\&A with days to go until NASA's Artemis II moon mission](https://news.sky.com/story/quarantined-astronauts-take-part-in-qanda-with-days-to-go-until-nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-13525908) - [![Planets aligned. Pic: iStock](https://e3.365dm.com/26/02/192x108/skynews-planets-space_7176964.jpg?20260227163738) Planetary parade: How and when to spot six planets in UK skies in rare alignment](https://news.sky.com/story/planetary-parade-how-and-when-to-spot-six-planets-in-uk-skies-in-rare-alignment-13316815) - [![NASA astronaut Mike Fincke was helped out of a spacecraft after returning to Earth in January. Pic: Reuters](https://e3.365dm.com/26/02/192x108/skynews-mike-fincke-nasa-astronaut_7175587.jpg?20260226125311) NASA reveals details of medical incident that led to historic evacuation from ISS](https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-reveals-details-of-medical-incident-that-led-to-historic-evacuation-from-iss-13512419) ### Related Topics: - [Space](https://news.sky.com/topic/space-6770) **::** The image shows light bending due to the black hole's powerful gravitational pull **::** The first data was gathered in April 2017 using telescopes in Arizona, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile, Spain and the South Pole - with observatories in France and Greenland later joining the project **::** It took four days of perfect weather for the historic image to be formed. > Here's the map of the facilities that collaborated together to make this happen. Funding for collaboration is key if we are to tackle big projects. No facility could actually do this alone. (Also, it's why I'm on so many telecons and constantly travelling, mom!) [\#EHTBlackHole](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EHTBlackHole?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/1MIfpvN2u2](https://t.co/1MIfpvN2u2) > > — Dr./Prof. Renée Hložek (@reneehlozek) [April 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/reneehlozek/status/1115976657624543232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Black holes are among the most dense and inescapable objects in the universe. They are made up of what is left when a star dies and collapses in on itself. Supermassive black holes are even more mysterious and feature at the centre of most galaxies, including ours. Nothing - not even light - can escape their gravity. Until now, there have only been simulations and artists' impressions. 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The first-ever real picture of a black hole has been revealed, in what is being hailed as a historic moment for science. Assembled by data from eight radio telescopes, the image depicts a fiery orange and black ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edge of the abyss. **As "science fiction becomes science fact", here is a summary of what we know:** **::** The supermassive black hole contains 6.5 billion times more mass than the sun **::** It is located about 54 million light years from Earth **::** The black hole is big enough to swallow stars at the centre of a distant galaxy **::** It is at the centre of Messier 87 - a huge galaxy in the relatively nearby Virgo galaxy cluster ### More on Space - [![Artemis 2 crew members, from left, Mission Spc. Jeremy Hansen, of Canada, Mission Spc. Christina Koch, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover pose for a photo after the crew's arrival at the Kennedy Space Center Friday, March 27, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)](https://e3.365dm.com/26/03/192x108/skynews-artemis-nasa_7206403.jpg?20260329192259) Quarantined astronauts take part in Q\&A with days to go until NASA's Artemis II moon mission](https://news.sky.com/story/quarantined-astronauts-take-part-in-qanda-with-days-to-go-until-nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-13525908) - [![Planets aligned. Pic: iStock](https://e3.365dm.com/26/02/192x108/skynews-planets-space_7176964.jpg?20260227163738) Planetary parade: How and when to spot six planets in UK skies in rare alignment](https://news.sky.com/story/planetary-parade-how-and-when-to-spot-six-planets-in-uk-skies-in-rare-alignment-13316815) - [![NASA astronaut Mike Fincke was helped out of a spacecraft after returning to Earth in January. Pic: Reuters](https://e3.365dm.com/26/02/192x108/skynews-mike-fincke-nasa-astronaut_7175587.jpg?20260226125311) NASA reveals details of medical incident that led to historic evacuation from ISS](https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-reveals-details-of-medical-incident-that-led-to-historic-evacuation-from-iss-13512419) **::** The image shows light bending due to the black hole's powerful gravitational pull **::** The first data was gathered in April 2017 using telescopes in Arizona, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile, Spain and the South Pole - with observatories in France and Greenland later joining the project **::** It took four days of perfect weather for the historic image to be formed. > Here's the map of the facilities that collaborated together to make this happen. Funding for collaboration is key if we are to tackle big projects. No facility could actually do this alone. (Also, it's why I'm on so many telecons and constantly travelling, mom!) [\#EHTBlackHole](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EHTBlackHole?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/1MIfpvN2u2](https://t.co/1MIfpvN2u2) > > — Dr./Prof. Renée Hložek (@reneehlozek) [April 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/reneehlozek/status/1115976657624543232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Black holes are among the most dense and inescapable objects in the universe. They are made up of what is left when a star dies and collapses in on itself. Supermassive black holes are even more mysterious and feature at the centre of most galaxies, including ours. Nothing - not even light - can escape their gravity. Until now, there have only been simulations and artists' impressions. Viewing them is very difficult because they suck in all the light. ![Until now there were only artist's impressions and computer simulations ](https://e3.365dm.com/19/04/768x432/skynews-black-hole-artist-impression_4634873.jpg?20190410141921) Image: Until now there were only artist's impressions and computer simulations Scientists managed to capture a ring of light - disrupted matter and radiation circling at extreme speed - around an area of darkness representing the actual black hole, known as the shadow or silhouette. "The history of man and of science will be divided into the time before the image and the time after the image," said Carlos Moedas, the European commissioner for the research. The announcement was made in simultaneous news conferences in Washington, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. 'Seeing the unseeable': Black hole pictured Scientists say the picture also supports Einstein's general theory of relativity. "The size and shape of the shadow matches the precise predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity, increasing our confidence in this century-old theory," said EHT astrophysicist Dimitrios Psaltis from the University of Arizona. Dr Brooke Simmons, a lecturer in physics at Lancaster University - and an expert in supermassive black holes - told Sky News that it was a momentous day. He said: "The black hole at the centre of Messier 87 is a monster by any definition, many billions of times more massive than the sun, anchored at the centre of our nearest extremely massive galaxy. "It's the stuff of wonder and awe for a budding young scientist."

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