r/spaceporn • u/npjprods • Jan 16 '22

The first simulated image of a black hole, calculated with an IBM 7040 computer using 1960 punch cards and hand-plotted by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978 Pro/Processed

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u/artthoumadbrother Jan 16 '22

But of course there are still mysteries to solve. As you mentioned, the singularity.

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u/jamanatron Jan 16 '22

That’s a pretty huge mystery.

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u/ExternalPanda Jan 16 '22

It's actually quite tiny, just very massive

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u/jamanatron Jan 16 '22

Correction, it’s a massive mystery!