If you could fly next to the supermassive black hole M87*, this is what you would see.





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55-million light years from Earth, at the heart
of galaxy Messier 87
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es a monster black hole....

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The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own!



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