Why this black hole photo is such a big deal

What it took to collect these 54-million-year-old photons from a supermassive black hole.
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This is an updated version of a video we published in 2016 about the Event Horizon Telescope, an international collaboration to image a black hole for the first time in human history.
On April 10, 2019, the team announced their results: They had successfully imaged the supermassive black hole in the center of the galaxy m87, which is nearly 54 million light-years away from us. They were able to achieve unprecedented resolution using very long baseline interferometry, which combines the observations of multiple radio telescopes across the globe.
The team wanted to find out whether Einstein's Theory of General Relativity holds up in the extreme environment of black holes, and the results do, in fact, seem to be consistent with the predictions. In the future, we may see more and shaper images of black holes as the team targets smaller wavelengths of light and recruits more telescopes. Eventually, they may include an orbiting space telescope.
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[@villager7714]

Ok

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Vox k

[@babzab6093]

epic

[@bryonysanchez4424]

no

[@kanyegaming5296]

unepicness

[@ronny0969]

stop complaining about the pixel, remember this pic came from 54mil light years away and my phone takes a pic of the same pixel from 5m away

[@kclark5382]

If they said it was taken 68 mil light years away, would you go full skeptic mode and realize its a lie? Nope. These people can literally tell you anything now and you will believe it.

[@kapekape7580]

Now am like:but its 54 million light years so we need 54 million light years to take it:and that black hole may have died or moved but just because its 54 light years away.so we see it how it looked 54 mil years before

[@Synrune]

@@kapekape7580 Black holes take a long time to die. And when i say long i mean a REALLY LONG time. That black hole is still running like it was 54 million years ago i can guarantee you that

[@noahboucher54]

Will earth go bye bye because of black hole

[@Synrune]

@@noahboucher54 no

[@niko-im8nl]

Felt kinda cute in this pic, might cause the collision of two galaxies later idk

[@LS-qt9bo]

Oh..That's where you went when you dissapeard after Vader touched you

[@coops7675]

69th like.

[@Jiblits007]

Hello there

[@shayla7930]

1.6k likes

[@n9583]

Lol

[@sorryimaiden]

I showed the image to my grandfather minutes before his passing as he loved everything about space

[@sameehazaman1663]

May he be granted heaven.

[@smogblazer4509]

F

[@BugRib]

Daaaaaammmmn!!! 👍 F

[@zeitgeistx5239]

You probably didnt tell him the parts left out of the Vox and every other lazy media piece. That we never took a photo of a black hole and the image you see is one of several possible models generated by a algorithm based on data from slices of the actual object taken by the telescopes. That their actual paper literally presents several possible computer generated models.

[@camadin7335]

@@zeitgeistx5239 that is like saying a panoramic photo isn't an actual photo because it is just several photos stitched together by software.

[@hugosan24x87]

So...technically...that photo is 54 million years old...

[@tanmaychaturvedi2613]

that black hole might have been converted into a white hole now lol

[@enki2450]

@@tanmaychaturvedi2613 Black hole lives matter

[@lionberryofskyclan]

Yep

[@mesinovict6316]

@@tanmaychaturvedi2613 nope...Black holes take quintillions of years to collapse,and the universe is just 13.8 billion years old

[@mameemia]

@@mesinovict6316 how much is quintillions of years exactly? and how will it collapse? im genuinely fascinated hhh

[@verynice558]

Light: just chillin Black hole: no

[@theCheezu]

why and how did this make me laugh

[@RR-uc1wb]

JustCheezey the art of jokes.

[@LiveForPanda]

All matters: just chillin Black hole: no

[@zappersgt647]

Lmao

[@hrishs4100]

Funniest thing I have seen all day

[@AirshBornely]

Truely an image that'll be in school books in the next couple of years and will be a quiz of what date it was revealed. April 10th, 2019

[@techwizpc4484]

Now imagine if they released this photo in April 1st. Will anyone believe?

[@maru4135]

@@techwizpc4484 lmao

[@straightmelon8792]

Doubt it

[@bhq700]

Schools need to change we have had the same subjects for 200 years and schools still use books that are 20 years old

[@rickyto2106]

10-04-2019 the day i felt unwell and still had to work, i will remember this day :')

[@tomlin9539]

I think black holes are "too small or too far away" is a good thing, I feel more secure when those things are not close nor big.

[@user-mj2jm7yl9x]

Even if they are small and near us. We will all die. Have a lovely life!

[@baku6025]

Even a tiny blackhole could destroy our earth!!!!

[@patrikdrk5863]

99% of space is empty. Don't worry pal, you're good.

[@Abner-em6ov]

Patrik Drk dats y space called space! But there’s dark matter

[@isa-belva]

then what the heck is a supermassive blackhole?? are they not as big as i think they are

[@ferrissbueller2415]

Black Hole: * Exist * Meme pages: why is it so blurry?

[@Synrune]

Meme pages are full of people who know nothing about astronomy it seems

[@shefchenko111]

@@Synrune or are just having fun? did you consider that possibility

[@Synrune]

@@shefchenko111 i'm talking about the people who are actually serious about it. Obviously there's people who are just joking and know why

[@thomasjefferson4492]

Black holes DO NOT EXIST,nasa are the biggest liars in america everything they show you is fake,THEY have no clue their about to die along with 90% of america,LISTEN TO GODS PROPHETS if you want to hear the truth,OR ask him your self,hes listening....

[@josephmarvoruy2517]

@@thomasjefferson4492 yeah of course prophets will answer...

[@itsethan9629]

Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein deserved to see this

[@VanessaLara-wi8ck]

It's Ethan I’m sure they are

[@HarryWizard]

@@VanessaLara-wi8ck Are you stupid

[@cmil432a]

bro why u calling vanessa stupid?

[@brendanturner4787]

@@HarryWizard piss off mate, just because you don't believe in any of that doesn't mean you need to call somebody stupid.

[@ct92404]

@@HarryWizard and here come the neckbeard atheists.

[@mukundbhanot7144]

It's amazing how we're looking at an image 54 million years into the past. Even though the waves are travelling at the speed of light it takes so long to get here. And this is just in our galaxy. Shows how lonely you are in this vast universe.

[@Tormentor60]

I think that one showed in the video is m87 (supermassive black hole from center of the Messier 87 galaxy, which indeed is 54 million years into the past ). They got picture of our own supermassive black hole Sagittarius A, and that one is about 25,000 years in the past.

[@griffisdead4225]

Stefan Andonovic when

[@ItFoundMe]

It wasn't ours, this black hole is in another Galaxy not ours

[@andrewdevlin8756]

This is not in our galaxy, nor anywhere near it. It is around 27 times further away then the andromeda galaxy, which itself is over 2 million light years away. It is the super massive black hole at the center of Messier 87, an extremely large and luminous elliptical galaxy in the virgo cluster. Using the same techinques, we may be able to take a more detailed picture of andromeda's (M31) super-massive black hole, but I am not really well educated on what was needed to take a pic of M87.

[@greylepoard]

The milky way is not 54 million light years across. This image is the supermassive black hole from M87 which is nearly 2000 times more massive than our own and 25 billion miles across, and actually produced a clearer image than the one at the centre of our galaxy despite being "only" 25000 ly away.

[@amanpanda4497]

So Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity which he formulated almost a century ago holds true today. How can you not like this or be amazed or marvel at this breakthrough

[@GudJonnyCakes]

This is false

[@GaryIV]

@@GudJonnyCakes [citation needed]

[@bayonet71]

Actually most of his theories have been shown to be incorrect especially relativity. Basically we need to remember math does not equal science and any equation using "C" has been disproved mathematically since science has proven it is not a constant.

[@DuyNguyen-sg7pw]

@@bayonet71 Another day went by and another person on the Internet said that Einstein was wrong. You are a genius while the General Relativity Passes Another Test

[@bayonet71]

@@DuyNguyen-sg7pw wka eup this is not an opinion check the science journals etc. ALL of the theories have been debunked by science...the math was wrong

[@RitualCat]

This is so complex omg, i am glad some people understand that, it‘s facinating

[@shawnharris6458]

How is it complex it’s just light reaching metal disks

[@bobbarker3248]

@@shawnharris6458 it's more than that

[@afksjaflksjalkfjlksfj]

@@shawnharris6458 _"Its not the destination, it's the journey."_ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

[@willy.mp3320]

@to nurture, to give, to love There was literally no need to say that quote

[@diazdamarh952]

@@shawnharris6458 well yes but actually no

[@bluefire5182]

2050 Scientists: Alright let’s enhance this image. Image: 👌🏻

[@toozigooti]

Enhance!

[@DanielFuentes-mr3nn]

Enhance

[@bluefire5182]

And Enhance they did

[@deoce]

There will be a meme with this format in the future

[@bluefire5182]

Nice

[@dreamlabxr5121]

Within the last 5 years humans have discovered gravitational waves and captured the first picture of a black hole... I can only imagine what the next *50 years* holds

[@marioq70]

Higgs Boson (2012), gravitational waves, black hole image, in just 7 years.... think just 10 years ahead, no 50, the science is going faster and faster every time.

[@bstreetbistro]

Discovering that the entire night sky is just a universe screensaver, and we figure out how to "hit any key" to get astronomical "webpages."

[@hugomcdinosaur5273]

Just watch Mad Max

[@marioq70]

José Mcdinosaur Mad Max is a pesimistic sci-fi, Star Trek is an optimistic sci-fi? Which one would you prefer to watch?

[@ttt3377]

Flat earthers and the denial of global warming

[@LEAHF4R]

Light:**Travelling** BlackHole:*NOM NOM NOM*

[@Kinobambino]

Basically

[@pompefunebri7119]

@@Kinobambino We live in a society

[@Kinobambino]

@@pompefunebri7119 basically

[@sus45923]

Pacman

[@picassoboy52]

Not clever

[@nateskii]

I just wish Stephen Hawking is still here to witness this with us

[@ThatGuy-zw4le]

Yeah, and he was so close to seeing it too. Such a shame.

[@haraalmusawi]

@@Randomuser77733 wtf?

[@deadaccount5238]

He will feel so happy if he still alive

[@valisdarkly8325]

@@Randomuser77733 I agree, that bastard was evil.

[@yeetyeet-pi3tx]

@@valisdarkly8325 y tho

[@aidanrogers4438]

If you look _really_ close at the picture, you can see Matthew Mcconaughey riding the event horizon.

[@DrRiq]

Lmao

[@ErickSoares3]

@@anirudhsharma2961 No, this is from Messier 87.

[@anirudhsharma2961]

@@ErickSoares3 Thank you for correcting. It was shared around as one in the center of our galaxy. The joke stands

[@dwightabogado6836]

wanna bet he is giving us clues right now through our bookshelves on how to solve our crisis here on earth?

[@BlueCrashFigurineHoldingWumpa]

alright alright brother

[@mmeister_5315]

Flat Earthers: “I’m not gonna say the black hole is real until I see it myself!” Please, do that. Get *REAL* close.

[@jamesbizs]

mMeister_5 1000 people on this planet believe the earth is flat, and you morons bring them up every 5 seconds anytime science or space or geography come up. They exist and stay existing, because of people like you

[@mmeister_5315]

j p relaaaaaax bro it’s a meme

[@adamjephson2507]

@@jamesbizs lol you must be a flat earther

[@rivvy2138]

@@jamesbizs omg whoooooosh

[@Jordan_Dossou]

😭😭😂😂😂 that is actually funny af. To imagine them being spaghettified, red-shifting, and slowing down even more and more until they freeze with a face of horror and regret. Don't forget your space suit!

[@julianapelaez6034]

My highschool physics teacher cried when she saw that image for the first time. Her husband died years ago and his passion was astrophysics and all that stuff, she told us that he used to say that one day they would write an astrophysics book together.

[@Justintro]

@Its Me 📮

[@Polska_Edits]

:. (

[@simplykass]

F

[@aiden8424]

@@Justintro sus

[@TehSWEED]

same

[@lsswappedmiata63]

"It's brighter on the side moving towards us" Its *w* *h* *a* *t*

[@keebler1778]

assuming its going at light speed it will take 53 million years to get here, also its not going straight towards us so itll miss

[@lilavera8048]

@@keebler1778 we are in danger *chuckles*

[@whydoihave16subs65]

@Someone 333 there is enough time for us to colonize other star systems

[@supha1372]

The matter around the black hole is just orbiting around it, retreating side on top, and the part that's coming toward us is the bottom, there is not a lot of stuff that's flinging toward us, it's just orbiting around the black hole. And just to be clear, the black hole is definitely not coming toward us, atleast not at the speed of light.

[@Polska_Edits]

@Someone 333 don't worry the sun will swollow earth before this

[@miserywas3456]

*if Hawkin lived for another year, he would have seen the blackhole*

[@buddhismhotlinepolice5823]

draq huffle this just hit me hard ngl

[@thedacters6851]

stfu this bums me out

[@anujin256]

:(

[@TheBongConnection1410]

This is sad 😔

[@Tektow]

Hey dont worry, if there is an afterlife im sure Hawkin could see it from there

[@bartman898]

This is a picture of the way the black hole looked 54 million years ago. Mind blown.

[@not_brianlol]

Bill bartman truly amazing

[@kidyfiddler5527]

kuku aiku yep that how light works if u Wana go that far Ur bedroom wall is in the past

[@voidgirl7811]

ಠ_ಠ

[@CRF1994]

kuku aiku was thinking the same thing

[@thr2648]

Ok

[@N3K0553]

Ya’ll complaining about why the picture that is 54 million light years away is blurry while we never get a clear image of a ghost

[@poppagBallZ97]

RIGHT 👏🏽

[@hagi663663]

or ufo

[@spicyleaves8876]

r/cursedpfps

[@Justintro]

@@spicyleaves8876 its just a cat

[@CantEscapeFlorida]

Right??? Christ.

[@modifiedakm2651]

If Einstein is still alive he would be tearing up when he sees that photo

[@why7387]

it would make more sense if you said stephen hawking. he is most known for his hawking radiation which is mostly related to black holes

[@boom8972]

@@why7387 yes Stephen Hawking dedicated his life to study about this, he will tear up. I also teared up.

[@user-cn9fq3vb9u]

Yeah true.. And not only Sir Einstein, but also each and every gemstones humanity had within itself, would have surely been in tears

[@Xpistos510]

@@why7387 Does it make LESS sense that he speculated that Einstein would tear up?

[@godnerfedmein2021]

Oh at first I read photo as Potato 😂😂 Lol 😂

[@blteo8530]

2019: we saw the first picture of a black hole Also 2019: anti vaxxers

[@AmazingJayB51]

and Flat Earthers!

[@franciscoguinledebarros4429]

Don't worry, scientific breakthroughs like these are still leagues above those dumasses ignoring common sense, you can forget them here :))

[@gdirect6101]

Yeah but anti-vaxxers are a lot more prominent this year than flat earthers even though flat earthers are more relevant to the video

[@themercifulguard3971]

G Direct But the good thing is, Anti vaxxers can be removed from the Earth naturally by natural selection. Flat earthers can not.

[@pog6398]

Last Year Was Worse. This Year We Finally Got Kids Vaccinating Themselves

[@Zeeq_O]

For people whose complaining about the quality of the image early on this day, do you realize how far that thing is?!

[@andrewericson781]

How far? Do you even know?

[@phammo1]

@@andrewericson781 I think they do say how far it is, in a report or something if I remember correctly

[@yungpaleontologist7409]

@@andrewericson781 its 54 million light years from us...

[@phammo1]

@@andrewericson781 oh, it says in the video, 54 mill light years away

[@user-ez5vq9fd2t]

@@yungpaleontologist7409 Oh, yeah. 54 million light years from us. Now I realize how far that thing is.... not. No human mind can fathom such a distance. We can barely accurately conceptualize and imagine a few thousand miles. We have no way of comprehending such a distance as even 1 light year, let alone 54 million light years. All we understand is that it's really, really, really, really, really x billion far away from us.

[@dk..]

Humanity's first image of a black hole isn't crisp and beautiful like the illustrations or the movie Interstellar. *_It's better._* gave me some major goosebumps

[@diazdamarh952]

Its like the achievments of the century

[@Seulji]

@@lukhmanthufile because its real lol

[@denniscuesta7009]

Dont worry, r34 artists are doing a great job making it better

[@user-cn9fq3vb9u]

Really man, gave me real goosebumps...

[@abdullahqureshi1404]

Same.

[@shoegum7362]

Imagine writing an equation and being able to see and visualize that it means there's something in the universe like a black hole.

[@Wranderous0001]

Nice and terrifying.

[@hedgehog3180]

I mean that's not really hard, that's just how science operates.

[@jasonn5413]

The equation doesn’t come first 🤦🏻‍♂️. The actual theory’s idea does. It’s impressive but not the way that you’re explaining it. Pay attention

[@GauravSharma-dy8xv]

It's just so fascinating to know that Einstein theorized and imagined this 100 years back......

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

ur trippin it wasnt that long ago

[@esade3458]

That's the whole point of science, creating models that make predictions.

[@parktamaroon226]

Phil The Thot Destroyer >”it wasn’t that long ago” Eh. 10^2 years. Same order of magnitude.

[@Anonymous-pr3gr]

He also thought that nuclear bombs would never work....

[@ghostnoodle9721]

@@cheesywiz9443 The man (Rip Al) did his homework/math. The math checked out, the man had faith his mathing. Not to say it was amazing, but dont blow it out of porportion

[@mauriciomochon3644]

Have you noticed the smile on the guy's face in the last shot? That's the result of a lifetime work. Amazing.

[@obadiahnormal8070]

No, but I noticed the smile on the black hole

[@_ranituran3161]

Yes, really appreciate their work 👏👏👏

[@JayV688]

Not quite sure if it was a smile coz the image was blurry

[@baasandorjganbold6003]

He’s just a crappy journalist

[@internetaddiction2933]

Mauricio Mochon aaahh a true humane 😊

[@gamzeuyanik9624]

imagine being an ant and knowing this

[@picassoboy52]

That's just what you are.....

[@Starpentine]

Mystery Painter ????????

[@okreallynow6623]

Ants and humans are not so different when it comes to these stuff. We are both small.

[@shumaatiqunnassa4123]

@@okreallynow6623 compared to the universe, we're basically nothing

[@s_ame1135]

More like a speck of dust and still knowing this.

[@primary_productions]

Normal people: We did it bois Vsauce: or did we?

[@rtjf1755]

*HEY VSAUCE, MICHEAL HERE*

[@XnonXte]

@@rtjf1755 OR IS IT?

[@anonynym7431]

Light: *exists* Black Hole: It's Free Real Estate!

[@123youbia]

You mean... Anything that has mass

[@billysanderson4921]

@@123youbia i bet you're fun at parties

[@Iglurk]

Wouldn’t it be the other way around 👁👃👁

[@blooiefps9304]

Old

[@bigtex1238]

I got it 😂😂😂

[@kesasilbzy2479]

They may go in to revised school books in 2020 but my school won’t buy new text books till 2030

[@caminho7340]

thanks repubs

[@iagreebut5157]

@@caminho7340 What?

[@iagreebut5157]

@@msmeyersmd8 He probably shouldn't make it political.

[@caminho7340]

@@iagreebut5157 Repubs cut education funding. If you're not rich you don't get to learn like the rest they're after funding for public schools

[@thedarkclown3307]

@@caminho7340 since when? You should know that what is the problem, is the fact that most people do not want to put effort into actually knowledge. They expect it to be easy and quick! Even I was accepted into Yale university but I refused them. Due to facts of not believing higher education was the answer when it wasn't for me. I own a business and have had it running for 8 years now! With only a high school diploma.

[@kosukemiura1226]

lmao this went from history to meme in a day

[@jalchi8367]

yea thats gonna happen to all big events from now on

[@exospaceman8209]

its sad

[@sangeetadhaniaignoremyjtar2346]

@blau not all memes are unfunny

[@thenasiudk1337]

Light : "Excuse me" Black Hole : "I have to stop you right there"

[@picassoboy52]

Not clever

[@e-tardationidk6880]

@@picassoboy52 ok

[@thatsonyou6093]

@@picassoboy52 ok

[@SourthernerPilgrim]

glory hole ?

[@hotsauceanimations8906]

I'm sad that Stephen Hawking couldn't see it

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

Don't be.

[@yaboialex6726]

I'm sad that Stevie Wonder can't see it as well

[@fadeladam1130]

And freddie mercury

[@Monkeysinger24]

Don’t forget Stephen Hillenburg

[@yaboialex6726]

Or Stan Lee

[@staytoasty7373]

“Oops, I forgot to take off the lens cap!”

[@ajoke5105]

Last words of a scientist before angry NASA bois took matters into their own hands

[@hiteshdsouza9615]

Yea, no.

[@palmtop_studios]

C'mon Patrick!

[@comicpapyrus202]

Stay Toasty Us: Soo cool Flat earther: hahaha nah that's just the sun with the moon in front of it.

[@jaluprayoga]

Serious Bismuth They made it, but didn't sell it thats why we can't find it anywhere 😏

[@aetvrna]

"Galaxy m87" Don't give samsung any ideas

[@ElysiumCreator]

I was drinking water when I read this, my laptop screen is now soaking, but it was well worth it

[@pratikmishra5454]

This deserves more likes

[@DesertRunner602]

I wish all governments could work together like the science community

[@t-dog1230]

Well we wouldn’t have governments then.

[@roshanjain147]

We can only wish..

[@cruzee1021]

"Should I tell them I just took a blurry picture of a donut?"

[@megh9263]

😂

[@carlo7519]

Dude!! I though the same thing 😂😂😂😂

[@ammarsiddiqui3602]

LOL😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jenmarzan3697]

Haha and can you tell us what is the flavor?🤣

[@SetSeth-yl6ke]

"Nah let them discover it,It is april after all ^^"

[@walkwithdeath]

There is something highly inspirational about a group of telescopes working in unison around the world to better improve our understanding of the Universe. This is humanity at its best and we should always strive for this, especially after so many negative events in 2020...

[@LadyRokubi]

This made me tear up a bit. It's almost poetic what we can still find out working as one. Its beautiful.

[@mawage666]

All of the dislikes are from flat black holers.

[@roopalgupta7256]

Damn😂

[@slightgrinful]

I’m your 100th like

[@actic555]

Lukeamania Black hole Image deniers**

[@thr2648]

No it meant what it meant

[@HellxAngelz]

All dislikes are from ppl who want the black hole closer

[@ichillyinsect3889]

Earth: Black Hole: I’m bouta end this whole mans career.

[@greatcesari]

Jacob R uwu backwards

[@laycebug3260]

Qwq

[@amoneilpendon123]

RwR

[@puurplegiraffe]

0w0

[@johnyboy228]

AwA

[@ivynotpoisonivy1901]

Scientists have my utmost respect in this entire world, i wish those who contributed knowledge to us wouldve had a chance to see this happen.

[@t-dog1230]

Well it’s a shame that no one can outrun death. That’s something that science cannot stop. As clever as scientists may be they still have flaws. And I’m not talking about scientific flaws.

[@s204lp]

"so that's why it's real." Made me chuckle. Amazing work by all the teams involved. Flatearthers, take note.

[@stefanandrejevic2570]

*First Black Hole Picture : exists* Internet Trolls : nasa fix ur picture its too low quality

[@Mister006]

Science: remember how fuzzy Pluto Looked? Give us a minute (and a few spacecraft!)

[@_Ace._]

It's just a CGI image generated from data, not really a picture of a black hole

[@Kewtopia]

Ace Rockefeller Also the "pictures" you take with your phone are not real photographs, it’s data interpreted, that’s how digital cameras work.

[@mrk.8448]

Ace Rockefeller not surprised from a Rockefeller

[@_Ace._]

@@Kewtopia That's abit different as the camera's sensor is photosensitive. When light photons are collected in the photosites a tiny electrical charge is produced. Just like phone calls taking sound vibration and turning it into an electrical charge. This is taking raw data as in dots on a piece of paper and then getting an artist to render it into a picture of what they think it would look like. Just like any images of the milkyway or any galaxy the telescope doesnt actually show these images just records data and artist produce the image. We havnt even got a telescope powerful enough to look up at the first moon landings rovers and flags on the moon. 🤣

[@tanviagrawal4074]

It’s just heartbreaking that Stephen Hawking, someone who worked so extensively in the field of astrophysics (especially black holes), never got to see this photo.

[@caeserbro7584]

Tanvi Agrawal I’m sure he would be smiling today

[@AnimeCritical]

How old are you to know about Hawking? @ Tanvi Agarwal?

[@Skerathh]

@@AnimeCritical And? I'm 16 myself and I know a fair share about Stephen Hawking, the Apollo missions, etc. ?

[@unomad9698]

@@AnimeCritical Why would his age matter?

[@AnimeCritical]

ᒎᴀʜᑕᴏɪɴ - invest now! The way she wrote, it seemed like a young person wrote. And it is rather surprising for a young person to know stephen hawking.

[@NaitomeIya]

Why this black hole photo is such a big deal Video: explains it in 6 minutes Me: Because I used to think that blackholes are too theoretical to really exist.

[@geli95us]

but really before this photo we had thousands of proofs that black holes do actually exist, so no, that's not the main reason why this is so important...

[@zooie.3958]

Dani Perez Madrid r/woooosh ???

[@s3a.w]

@@zooie.3958 hate to break it to you, but it's not a joke.

[@s3a.w]

@Untrepid One you're right, the video is merely stating that a photo of a black hole has been taken, and it doesn't explain anything. but to say that it is a waste of time and money is pretty ignorant. remember back then when astronomers and astronaut alike took blurry photos of the planetary gas giants (Jupiter - Pluto)? We're basically acquiring the same goal now: obtaining as much data as we possibly can until concrete information can be found. Today, we have high-definition photos of Pluto thanks to the very first blurry images taken. With that information, who would still argue that the first image of a black hole are baby steps toward greater discoveries? No, it isn't a waste of money and time. Without that photo, we may not be able to fully comprehend black holes at all.

[@s3a.w]

@Untrepid One well, all I want to say is that you can't dictate people on what they have to do. if you think that it is a waste of time and money, then it's on you. hate to break it to you, but knowing more about a black hole is an astronomer's dream, and they can use all their money and time for exploration, and you can't do anything about it. if you want money and time to be spent for what mankind will benefit from right now, then you have to criticize greedy rich people; not astronomers in a lab trying to take a photo of a black hole. it's THEIR money and time, so just mind your own business. why don't *you* contribute to the betterment of the society rather than nitpicking on some science experts, eh?

[@twistedcringe1093]

*When u are the most powerful being in the space but people makes memes on u* *Cries in Space*

[@easter-bunny4421]

@@Kiror0_ go to school it's not matter it's a power which is observing the matter

[@hexagonist23]

The most powerful being is God.

[@Hypie582]

dude Im cracking up

[@kalanaherath3076]

Can we now declare the 10th of April to be the International day of the black hole?

[@iheartconeing24]

I second this movement

[@aced_1606]

@I A yes.

[@alatussolanum]

yes

[@arthurhartel7467]

It’s siblings day dood.

[@beatthebop9620]

.... No thanks.

[@bluefluffypenguin4018]

Title:this is why this black hole was such a big deal Actual title:how the black hole image was formed

[@QasimKhan-nd8og]

BlueFluffyPenguin exactly what I was thinking honestly. I’ve seen tons of videos and posts about how it’s been formed but none explaining why it’s such a big deal as of yet

[@josuebalderas267]

BlueFluffyPenguin, that’s why it’s such a big deal, bc it took so much work just to take a picture of something we aren’t supposed to be able to see

[@bluefluffypenguin4018]

Josue Balderas Make sense

[@user-yb7jo4vp4m]

They explained at the beginning why black hole is such a big deal because it comes from Einstein theory of General Relativity. This photo just means that they prove the old dude theory is right and that added further explaination of our galaxy and its gravity. Coz for centuries, all the black hole photos that exist in books and internet are just mere illustration and this is the first real photo of a black hole, though its blurred. You can watch this video here for further explaination: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooOsao2LqJV1jrs

[@n1wrad]

the video did state about "theory of general relativity", in which this image could confirm it.

[@narganeg]

It's been THREE YEARS? Nearly FOUR!? It literally feels like it happened last year.

[@Jarod-sm5rf]

5:14 it’s like I’m seeing a whole new world.

[@dzero4875]

I don’t think u guys understand the Gravity of the situation

[@sanjeevdandin9350]

My gravity already failed to understand this situation

[@rafaelclarenceherlino7472]

Underrated

[@sanjeevdandin9350]

@@rafaelclarenceherlino7472 Give it some time mate this comment was just 5 hrs ago

[@secretzrevealed]

XD

[@Dozmed]

sanjeev dandin I don’t think I want to.

[@shanhussain6114]

Congratulations to everyone who works so hard for this incredible project and a huge thank you from all of us whom you have inspired.

[@mavericks2048]

Thank you. We worked really hard.

[@shanhussain6114]

@@mavericks2048 did you really? If so, then kudos

[@mrk.8448]

Shan Hussain it was a female scientist that made all of this happened her name is katie bouman

[@shanhussain6114]

@@mrk.8448 yes, I've read. She's just a little older than I am and she wrote the algorithm that helped coordinate all the telescopes together.

[@magik97]

@@mrk.8448 That's some bs. They're crediting her only because she's a wamen, the rest of the team contributed much more than she did.

[@RayMak]

The place of infinite density

[@sidsucksatplaying]

Ray Mak ah we meet again the most active person

[@apatriot6421]

@@sidsucksatplaying he literally pays whole city in China just to comment on each video 😂

[@saltyduckie]

you again?

[@minbeomu]

Do you like,, have people hired or do you share accounts with others? I see you everywhere and you commented this a year later too.. are you working for the government.

[@s0uls4nd]

Hello there

[@rushikeshsisode1533]

Light : Travelling Blackhole : Its illegal here

[@scottsterling1029]

it looks like that thing when you look at a light then close your eyes

[@LashMad_z]

I don't think that relates to a black hole but now that im thinking about it . There must be an explanation for it

[@proserfina21096]

why am I looking at the bulb and closed my eyes?

[@thebigboi7152]

Q-cross psychedelics

[@LashMad_z]

@@henryrobinson7982 wait what!

[@greatcesari]

Scott Sterling the Firefox logo?

[@austinpowers3659]

Truely an image that'll be in school books in the next couple of years and will be a quiz of what date it was revealed it was revealed April 10th, 2019

[@guganesan.ilavarasan]

Damn

[@zeno7836]

That’s actually mind boggling to ponder, that this event is legit a scientific discovery for the ages, such as the creation of electricity or television. It’s like landing in the moon all over again but better, this date will enter history books and will be referenced as the first image in human history of a black hole. This is what those people felt like witnessing the moon landing.

[@TheGeorey]

Yea but what time zone

[@IamaDinosaur]

@@zeno7836 All your meaning = A fantastic find!

[@AJ12Gamer]

True

[@jacobdrollinger4802]

It's definitely the real deal! I am obsessed with space and physics, but I thought the imagery we saw all along were actual black holes;

[@kato_dsrdr]

Most people really underestimate this feat.

[@kingj_da1st377]

Light: I am speed Black Hole: Hold my event horizon (Thanks for all the likes means a lot)

[@bellbookcandle3051]

Lmao 😊

[@GalacticGamerX7]

Lol👽🥁👽

[@nyctenthusiast3507]

*Lightning Mqueen has left*

[@LegendaryGooseling]

peter green the event horizon isn’t an object, it’s just where the gravity of the singularity is so powerful it traps light, this means that the light can never reach us which is why it looks black.

[@miamivicemastermixer]

Hold my Cosmos

[@satan1189]

Flat earthers: its cgi All scientists: *am i a joke to you*

[@blademidnights]

Satan Flat earthers: It’s obviously CGI! Nice try! Black Hole: *am i a joke to you? i will take you to my black hole right now. try me.*

[@gornjolf8877]

I mean it literally says at the end that it was generated by a computer.

[@charlesfillis907]

Yip. not all scientists tho'.

[@gornjolf8877]

@Freako VEVO oof I was playing devils advocate. Where did I say I was a flat earther?

[@cruz.c]

no one: satan: steals comment

[@abrahamzamora343]

And on that day a meme was born and the internet thought it was good

[@exospaceman8209]

They ruined something amazing from space

[@superbrightbrat7647]

And turned it into a Waifu

[@newsantamang4925]

the smile of the guy getting interviewed is exciting than the picture of a black hole to me.He seems so pleased.He must really love science.Cheers to everyone's hard work

[@eddie7152]

Why would people dislike this video it's literally a historical moment for astronomy

[@hoangquannguyen4680]

Flat earthers

[@rattman3975]

@SFGIANTS18 DONTPANIC12 tell me why? Godamn flat earthers

[@rorydaines3176]

Because they enjoy people who react like you do.

[@the.annethology]

flat earthers. anti vaxxers. moon conpiracy theorists.

[@genodan3105]

Because anything that advances us in any way as to be fake because internet..

[@truezubzero2952]

Gosh I love space and astronomy but I’m terrible at math :(

[@n00bie96]

same. that's why I became a business man

[@xjan5647]

@@n00bie96 Wait what, Business includes Math

[@prasoonkumar8131]

@@xjan5647 it doesn't include calculus level of math

[@greatcesari]

bojack horseman Yes it does lol, what do you think loss and profit calculations are?

[@eternaleffect2499]

@@greatcesari they are simple arithmetic operations with some statistics

[@alanli8991]

wait this was 2 years ago? oh my god

[@saifalblooshi9674]

If you think about it, this pic was taken 54 million years in the past

[@jitenshah9137]

At 3:00 to 3:05: "We can see their finger prints, but we did not have their mugshots". I can not imagine a more elegant explanation than that. Keep up the good work.

[@janhemstad]

If you listen really close while viewing the image you can hear Matthew McConaughey yelling, "MUURRRPH!"

[@ednapedraza6244]

Lit

[@screwstontx480]

🔥

[@lukebennet6989]

You good sir made the best comment on the Internet om this historical day! 😂👏👏👏 And you gor yourself a new subscriber because of it.

[@janhemstad]

​@@lukebennet6989 Haha. Thanks, man!

[@kennardpenalba2919]

HAHAHAHAHA YOU GOT ME THERE

[@darkmaester8370]

1987 : we will travel faster than light 2019 : Oh finally got a pic of a black hole

[@ilikehistory4561]

Hmm yes. Taking a picture of something that literally does not emit but eat up light 54 MILLION light years away is underachieving. We must break many fundamental physical laws cuz some guy who knows nothing about astronomy said so!

[@AmeerHamza-cy6km]

I hope one day they are able to get a high resolution image of black hole and get answers we need.

[@nameelle7727]

I can sense the flat earthers ready to attack NASA again XD

[@jamylhurtado]

Earth is not a sphere nor is it flat. It's a flying turtle with land instead of a shell.

[@nikitaelizarov7444]

Can't wait for Jeranism to demolish this image with his globally renowned analytical methods of 'Are you kidding me?' and 'Give me a break!' :-)

[@Anthropomorphic]

@@jamylhurtado With or without elephants, though?

[@paule.2687]

I always see people complaining about flat earhers in the comments but I never actually see any flath earthers. You guys are as annoying as they are

[@satan1189]

Nikita Elizarov lmao its true those two sentences are 90% of his vids

[@CaraMarie13]

It's better because it's real. Also, clap for Einstein for theorizing this.

[@howardbaxter2514]

And it helps bring validity to Hawking’s work

[@cyberium5020]

@@howardbaxter2514 it's sad that both of them aren't here to see it

[@nimaisaren5996]

Einstein. Ppl still believe his crap. All stolen knowledge.

[@elfamosoabraham5880]

@@nimaisaren5996 evidence of your claims please?

[@secretzrevealed]

Nimai Saren didn’t realize that Einstein had an IQ if 160 and coins figure stuff out very easily. And random fun fact for no reason; he was Autistic!

[@aleksandarbatajic580]

I started crying! So emotional! Bravo🙌🏼

[@stefficastandillo1469]

The effort they put just to capture the first image is damn hard

[@ziqi92]

I don't care how blurry it is, it's a gorgeous photo. Put that on a postcard. Future images will only get clearer as our tech improves.

[@emilyscloset2648]

the clearness is dictated by the radius of your furthest telescopes. So the way it will get clearer is using radio telescopes in orbit which brings its own set of complications.

[@kgtstudios4850]

Agree, I hope I'm still alive to see it :')

[@oesne8350]

@@kgtstudios4850 same, but we both know it aint happining

[@novaseer]

@@oesne8350 With the rate at which medical care is advancing, who knows when people will be alive to see things happen.

[@zoephin6205]

ziqi92 It's not a photo. It's a computer generated image. They tell you that in the video.

[@kiyoshikimura977]

If only Einstein was alive to witness this great discovery.

[@vikotolcho2462]

He was the first person to visualize it. Maybe more precisely than the pic we see now or the one we will take in future.

[@urielfulgencio5285]

He probably is already smiling down 😌

[@SolidRazo]

Kiyoshi Kimura if only Steven Hawking was alive he would saw his theory become reality

[@Scientist_Albert_Einstein]

Waz up waz up! I witnessed this alright!

[@annomaly751]

Scientist Albert Einstein thanks for letting us know 😂😂😇😂

[@RomanKondrachov]

Extraordinary stuff!

[@akhilashar2558]

I can't get enough of Vox these days Really appreciate the high quality journalism and the fact that it's free.

[@lia-zr8ye]

It's so bittersweet that all the great minds who used to love space, like Einstein and Hawking, missed this

[@radioactivet-rex286]

I would have paid millions to have stephen hawking react to this image...sadly, you cant resurrect someone

[@bibeeeek]

They knew about it without ever witnessing it is how badass they were.

[@lia-zr8ye]

@winomagnet Of course there had to be an idiotic response :/ .. Stephen used a speech generating computer. He expressed so much through it. Hearing all his excitement, even though SGD, would've been very moving

[@timetodie3439]

@winomagnet why are you making such a big deal after the man's comment lmao

[@lia-zr8ye]

@winomagnet Shoeb was speaking figuratively- you know what, I wouldn't expect you to know. Have a nice day.

[@domtorres779]

Its truly amazing that we get to see something like this in our lifetime. Excellent video vox!

[@isisvanhoof7870]

Nice profile pic 😘

[@Bullman8]

@@mmohon93 yes instead of millions billions into war why not space and technology and natural medicine if we were all on one mission we could do anything

[@gavintoussaint3237]

Zirael not smart

[@panaram9259]

@@gavintoussaint3237 you're missing the point. It's obviously not smart in today's world. but it's far more practical for humanity than spending billions just to kill each other rather than evolve ourselves

[@ineedaname4480]

@@mmohon93 srsly?

[@lucaskdsdndkdd]

i like how Vox presents random vids we dont know but we love

[@souvikcseiitk]

Remember when we had room sized computers? Believe me there will be a day when we'll sit on a craft for a tour to Saggitarious A

[@krispykicks7766]

Literally an event going to be in textbooks and here we are making it a huge meme. ;)

[@chikipichi5280]

Krispz it’s been done a million times already tho

[@krispykicks7766]

@@et9023t Indeed

[@aerodblade1601]

I'm sure people were cracking jokes at pubs when we landed on the moon too.

[@westenkey9532]

They just don’t understand the gravity of the situation

[@genieglasslamp5028]

I mean what else Is there to do? Celebrate a scientific breakthrough !?

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

Tbh that looks simple yet awesome NASA needs more funding

[@shanhussain6114]

But... But... But... tHe wAll...

[@a...i...]

@@shanhussain6114 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rev603]

they are geting more funding

[@milosilic23]

@hfdydxydxy for all the wrong reasons

[@celinak5062]

+

[@spencerpanes8748]

Einstein is still being glorified every astounding discoveries in space that involves his own discoveries! Genius level infinite...

[@dinghanxue704]

It's just a miracle... the difference between those brains and mine is just a lot bigger than the difference between mine and my cat.

[@itsnotyasir]

A truly remarkable moment in history and astronomy.

[@johnsmithee6660]

I had a great joke about Black Holes...but it doesn't matter anymore

[@kati901]

John Smithee nO

[@yourdearestrat1058]

Ohno

[@the_gl1tch3r27]

*O H N O*

[@loi_cy]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@raider5214]

Nice joke! It does MATTER :D

[@MONi_LALA]

I love how people say, this is a crap photo. Just imagine you are on space station and trying to take photo of a single ant at sea level. That's a understatement too. If that camera pointing at Earth, it probably could see the pore on your face.

[@reesgargi]

It's not a telescope. It's a microscope pointing towards the Black hole 🕳

[@secretzrevealed]

Aayush Garg do you even know what telescopes and microscopes are?? Microscopes let us see stuff VERY up close and personal. Telescopes look up into space. The ones we see and use are not professional. The ones scientists use are professional.

[@savannahkennedy6059]

I can make that photo with my finger and a flashlight

[@secretzrevealed]

Savannah Kennedy hun, this is a major breakthrough in science. And you complain it’s too blurry? You do realize that this is the only real photo of a black hole.

[@savannahkennedy6059]

Darkii UwU chill dude I understand but I'm just saying I can k chill

[@wiz4e]

Thank you for this video!

[@tycoonmiguel]

Wow almost 2 years. Time flies

[@furpz]

Imagine if this was taken on April Fools. Wonder what would happen

[@UnholyTingz]

Riot

[@bookbutterfly6613]

Flat-Earthers be all: OMG LOOK NASA POSTED THIS ON APRIL FOOLS IT MEANS THEY THINK THIS PIC IS A JOKE TOO WHAT ELSE COULD THEY BE LYING ABOUT

[@_francisco_]

furpz they would wait to reveal it the next day

[@chandleronder7544]

@@_francisco_ Bet that is exactly what they did

[@Megasterik]

@@chandleronder7544 You lose the bet. It was taken on 10th April.

[@jotarokujo1317]

If only Stephen Hawking could have seen this. He would be so happy

[@billybob1872]

Monkey D. Luffy what he do?

[@ErdingerLi]

@@billybob1872 also. He dead. He basically spent his entire lifetime working on this matter, so it was truly quite a shame =(

[@jeremyseowyuhern7722]

*windows shutdown noice*

[@achxd]

have*

[@EmperorIdiot]

He'd probably warn us about what we happen since we now know that black holes exist. It is the most powerful thing we know in this universe

[@SwirlyisCool]

My math professor's research involved image processing, relativity, and other subjects regarding space itself, so naturally he was very interested in the process of developing technology and code to take the picture of the black hole. He passed away around the time the image was released; I hope he got to see that picture before he went.

[@jimmytheshadowleviathan7243]

There is a blackhole in the middle of the milky way that is eating the galaxy *JUNE NO!!!*