The first ever black hole image lands scientists $3 million prize

Engadget ^ | 09/06/2019 | Racehl England

[BenLurkin]

The prize will be split between the 347 scientists that worked on the ground-breaking project, which produced the very first image of a black hole. The data behind the image -- which could confirm or at least pose significant questions about our understanding of the universe -- was equivalent to the number of selfies 40,000 people could take in their lifetimes.

According to project director Shep Doeleman, the breakthrough image only marks the beginning of a black hole's media moments....Indeed, the team is already working on the processing the data needed to produce the first...video of a black hole, which could be revealed next year.

[Larry Lucido]

What about my picture??

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

That’s a black square, not a hole.

[for-q-clinton]

LOL!

[BenLurkin]

I’m just glad it’s not Uranus.

[Drew68]

I’m just glad it’s not Uranus.

That was a great pic.

[ssfromla]

… After years of relying on computer-generated imagery,

They just had to come up with a pic. Any pic. Anywhere and anyway to compete with the "NASA" lie videos that have circulated widely.

LMAO

[InterceptPoint]

Very impressive work.

It is nice to see an image of something that, as far as I know, has only been a theoretical possibility up to now. That should probably be “theoretical probability” because the evidence and theoretical basis are both strong.

The nice thing about black holes is that their existence seems very logical. Mass attracts mass. Throw in a billion or few years or so and you would expect to see big clumps of matter. Some so big that even light cannot escape.

[Larry Lucido]

I believe it’s E=MC squared, not round.

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

Pie are round, cornbread are square.............

[Paladin2]

"The prize will be split between the 347 scientists "

Apparently the editors don't deserve a cut....

[DannyTN]

[Ed Condon]

YOU STOLE MY PICTURE OF DARK MATTER!!

[dfwgator]

[BenLurkin]

[deport]

.......Pie are round, cornbread are square.............

You've never had cornbread in a can?

[Red Badger]

Nope! Never seen that! Had canned bacon, though!..............😋

[bgill]

I’m just here for the comments.

[Songcraft]

Black Is Black