M87* is a supermassive black hole with an event horizon larger than our entire Solar System, spanning 40 billion kilometers across, with a mass equal to 6.5 billion suns, and light trapped at its edge takes days to complete one orbit.
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M87*'s event horizon is larger than our entire Solar SystemAdded:
An 87 asterisk is bigger than our solar system.
Its shadow alone spans 40 billion kilometers across.
Light trapped at its edge takes days to orbit once.
Its mass equals 6.5 billion of our suns.
One black hole.
Can you picture it?
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