2012 ⟶ First Visual Proof of Black Hole Swallowing a Star

(May 2) First visual proof of the existence of black holes i...
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⚫ Evidence of a Black Hole

Charles Thomas Bolton was the first astronomer to present irrefutable evidence of the existence of a black hole.⟶
Evidence of a Black Hole (1972)
AstronomyAstrophysicsBlack HoleCharles Thomas BoltonBinary Star SystemX-ray Astronomy1970s
CanadaCanada

⚫ Evidence for Supermassive Black Hole at Milky Way's Center

16-year study of stellar orbits around Sagittarius A** provides strong evidence for a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy⟶
Evidence for Supermassive Black Hole at Milky Way's Center (2008)
AstronomyAstrophysicsBlack HolesMilky WaySagittarius A*Galactic CenterStellar Orbits21st Century ScienceGeneral Relativity

🕳️ First Visual Proof of Black Hole Swallowing a Star

(May 2) First visual proof of the existence of black holes is published. Suvi Gezari's team in Johns Hopkins University, using the Hawaiian telescope Pan-STARRS 1, record images of a supermassive black hole 2.7 million light-years away that is swallowing a red giant.⟶
First Visual Proof of Black Hole Swallowing a Star (2012)
AstronomyAstrophysicsBlack HolesSupermassive Black HolesPan-STARRSTidal Disruption Event21st Century ScienceObservational AstronomySuvi Gezari
USAUSA

⚫ LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Merger

The LIGO team detects gravitational waves from a black hole merger⟶
LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Merger (2016)
AstrophysicsGravitational WavesLIGOBlack HolesMergerGeneral RelativityObservational Astronomy
United StatesUnited StatesSwitzerlandSwitzerland

🕳️ First Image of a Black Hole at the Center of Galaxy M87

In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration obtained the first image of a black hole which was at the center of galaxy M87, providing more evidence for the existence of supermassive black holes in accordance with general relativity.⟶
First Image of a Black Hole at the Center of Galaxy M87 (2019)
AstronomyBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeM87General RelativitySupermassive Black HoleObservational AstronomyAstrophysics
United StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermanyJapanJapan

⚫ First Image of a Black Hole

First image of a black hole⟶
First Image of a Black Hole (2019)
AstrophysicsBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeM87General RelativityObservational AstronomyRadio Astronomy
United StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermanyJapanJapan