Varoujan Gorjian

NASA

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Research astronomer studying black holes at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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A team of international scientists have captured a photo of a supermassive black hole for the first time.

Scientists photograph a black hole for the first time

A team of international scientists have captured a photo of a supermassive black hole for the first time.

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