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  • Illinois astronomers help capture first image of Milky Way's black hole

    An image of the first direct visual evidence of Sagittarius A star, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

    Physics professor Charles Gammie and his team contributed to research that produced the first direct visual evidence of Sagittarius A star, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

    Image courtesy Event Horizon Telescope collaboration

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  • Editor’s notes:

    To reach Charles Gammie, call 217-333-8646; email gammie@illinois.edu.

    The paper “First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope results. V. Testing astrophysical models of the galactic center black hole” in available online and from the News Bureau. DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ac6672

    This is an abbreviated version of the original news release distributed by the EHT collaboration. The EHT document includes all additional information regarding funders and stakeholders.