The researchers said they hoped the image of M87 would help them analyze another black hole, known as the Sagittarius A*, which sits at the center of the Milky Way with a mass of around 4.3 million times that of the sun and located 25,000 light years from earth. The scientists said they focused their efforts on M87 first since the black hole moves a thousand times slower than the Sagittarius A*, making it easier to capture.
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