On 12 May 2022 the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration unveiled the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.

Milky Way Galaxy

Who

Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, Chi-kwan Chan, Vincent Fish, Geoffrey Bower, Sera Markoff, Michael Johnson, Miyoshi and colleagues

What

When

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:00:51 GMT · 5h 30m ago

Where

Milky Way Galaxy ·

Why

The image provides insight into the nature of supermassive black holes and confirms predictions from Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity.

The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

This achievement marks a significant step in astrophysics, offering a direct visual confirmation of the Milky Way's central black hole and reinforcing the validity of General Relativity under extreme conditions. It opens new avenues for studying black holes' dynamics and their surrounding environments.

Story chain

1 event in this thread

No related history yet - this is the origin event.

Verified Sources & Citations

Space Daily
https://spacedaily.com/m-in-2022-the-event-horizon-telescope-revealed-the-first-image-of-the-monster-at-our-galaxys-center-sagittarius-a-a-black-hole-4-million-times-the-suns-mass-sitting-quietly-27000-lig/
HIGH

Credibility ratings reflect the AI ingestion pipeline's assessment of source provenance.