THE first ever detailed photo of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy has been revealed.

The black hole is called Sagittarius A* and it has never been photographed until now.

This is the first ever image of Sagittarius A*

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This is the first ever image of Sagittarius A*Credit: NSF

The glowing orb you’re seeing is actually plasma around the edge of the black hole.

Scientists just revealed the impressive image at a press conference today.

The National Science Foundation called the event “groundbreaking”.

The image was taken by the Event Horizon Telescope project.

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It took several years to get the image.

More to follow…

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