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You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful *** An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter In major space news, the first-ever photograph of a black hole is expected to be unveiled next Wednesday. Six international space agencies will hold simultaneous press conferences to "present a groundbreaking result from the Event Horizon Telescope," the European Southern Observatory announced on Monday. It's widely believed that a photo showing Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole in the middle of the Milky Way, will be revealed. A black hole is an area in space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. Black holes are invisible, and it's likely the photo will show the "event horizon," which is the edge of the black hole, [*USA Today* reports.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/02/black-holes-first-ever-photo-should-unveiled-next-week/3343250002) Capturing any image of Sagittarius A would have been enormously difficult, as Science Alert [says](https://www.sciencealert.com/the-event-horizon-telescope-is-about-to-make-a-hyuuuuge-announcement) it is "shrouded in a thick cloud of dust and gas." Catherine Garcia Article continues below You may like - [ Nasa’s new dark matter map](https://theweek.com/science/nasas-new-dark-matter-map) - [ The week’s best photos](https://theweek.com/photos/the-weeks-best-photos-april-9-2026) - [ Artemis II sets new deep-space record in lunar flyby](https://theweek.com/science/artemis-ii-sets-deep-space-record-moon-flyby) ## The Week Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. 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In major space news, the first-ever photograph of a black hole is expected to be unveiled next Wednesday. Six international space agencies will hold simultaneous press conferences to "present a groundbreaking result from the Event Horizon Telescope," the European Southern Observatory announced on Monday. It's widely believed that a photo showing Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole in the middle of the Milky Way, will be revealed. A black hole is an area in space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. Black holes are invisible, and it's likely the photo will show the "event horizon," which is the edge of the black hole, [*USA Today* reports.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/02/black-holes-first-ever-photo-should-unveiled-next-week/3343250002) Capturing any image of Sagittarius A would have been enormously difficult, as Science Alert [says](https://www.sciencealert.com/the-event-horizon-telescope-is-about-to-make-a-hyuuuuge-announcement) it is "shrouded in a thick cloud of dust and gas." Catherine Garcia Article continues below ## The Week Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. [SUBSCRIBE & SAVE](https://subscribe.theweek.com/servlet/OrdersGateway?cds_mag_code=TWE&cds_page_id=275740&cds_response_key=I4BRBKSW1&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=theweek.com&utm_campaign=wku-all-digital_referral-202401-sub-none-fbk24&utm_content=us-in-article) ## Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com