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This is the world's 1st image of 2 black holes orbiting one another

After decades of searching, astronomers have imaged two supermassive black holes in orbit around each other at the heart of quasar OJ287.

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For the first time, astronomers have managed to capture a radio image showing two black holes orbiting each other in quasar OJ287. The observation confirmed the existence of black hole pairs. In the past, astronomers have only managed to image individual black holes.

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