Artificial intelligence may have just given astronomers a better idea of what black holes really look like

A group of astronomers released what they believe is a more accurate depiction of the M87 black hole, images they created using artificial intelligence to fill in the gaps from photos first released by researchers in 2019.
The new images, published Thursday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, could provide important information for scientists studying the M87 black hole and others in the future, researchers said.
The original image — first captured by the Event Horizon Telescope in 2017 — was taken using a collection of high-powered telescopes around the globe focused on the black hole at the center of the Messier 87 galaxy. The hole is about 54 million light years away from Earth and located within the constellation Virgo.
Artificial intelligence may have just given astronomers a better idea of what black holes really look like