Caption A photo of the huge elliptical galaxy M87 [left] is compared to its three-dimensional shape as gleaned from meticulous observations made with the Hubble and Keck telescopes [right ...

The giant elliptical galaxy Virgo A (M87, NGC 4486) is located at the center of the Virgo Cluster. This galaxy, about 50 million light-years from Earth (1 light-year is the distance light travels ...

T he image of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center of massive elliptical galaxy M87, changed the world. It was the first-ever direct image of a black hole, showing the gargantuan object ...

Messier 87 (M87), also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the Virgo constellation. It is one of the largest and most massive galaxies in the local universe ...

Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces. The image of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center of massive ...