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Today is truly historic. An international collaboration of scientists has managed to collect light (in the radio wavelength of the spectrum) and put it together to develop the first direct image of a black hole!

More accurately, what we are seeing is a shadow or silhouette of the black hole against the light that manages to just barely escape its gravitational pull.

Veritasium has put together a wonderful video explaining what such an image actually shows us. Take a look here: