Figure 1. An artist's impression of a "string" passing near a black hole. (IMAGE)
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Figure 1. An artist's impression of a "string" passing near a black hole. As the string approaches the black hole, it is gradually stretched. Then, as it moves past the black hole, it begins to vibrate. The image to the left, which was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, represents the shadow of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87, including the ring of light around it.
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EHT Collaboration; Kavli IPMU (Kavli IPMU modified EHT's original image))
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