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    National Science Foundation‏Verified account @NSF May 12

    Our own black hole! Astronomers have just revealed the 1st image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy using the @ehtelescope- a planet-scale array of radio telescopes that emerged from decades of NSF support. https://bit.ly/38rC85z  #ourblackholepic.twitter.com/pd96CH3V0m

    6:06 am - 12 May 2022
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    • Foxfire Six John Grazul OHY | O t o s h i Maicon Miller TJ Hunkins Cornell Center for Materials Research - CCMR Gerardo Cisneros, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 Ludovic ツ 🕹 💾⛩🗾🚀 Professor
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      1. National Science Foundation‏Verified account @NSF May 12

        Have questions about #ourblackhole discovery? Join @ehtelescope researchers at 10:30 am EDT for a LIVE Q&A over NSF’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3w5qdTZ  Bring your questions! #blackholes #MilkyWaypic.twitter.com/xsBEAjcvCo

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      1. Manish Kumar Mishra‏ @Astro_Mishra May 12
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        Oh, wow! It’s really quite an stunning breakthrough! 🤯

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      1. josh‏ @Ev3rardd May 12
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        Wonderful work!

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      2. Andy Austin  🇪🇺 🇬🇧‏ @andydpaustin May 12
        Replying to @NSF @floweroflondon @ehtelescope

        It’s orange?

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      3. qunwax‏ @Lord_Bus_ May 12
        Replying to @andydpaustin @NSF and

        That’s the accretion disk

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      1. Vic De Leon‏ @VicsMovieDen May 12
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        Mind boggling. ✨

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      2. Lauren Campbell‏ @LaurenKaitlinC1 May 12
        Replying to @NSF @ehtelescope

        Incoming upset interstellar fans

        7 replies . 1 retweet 54 likes
      3. JP01‏ @MrKrepan May 12
        Replying to @LaurenKaitlinC1 @NSF @ehtelescope

        I mean.. It's been known how black holes are since 2019..

        0 replies . 0 retweets 24 likes
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      1. Sean‏ @SeanJones222 May 12
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        Love it!

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      1. Burhan Dogan‏ @burhanettindoga May 12
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        something goes out because the lights are turned on not to

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