‘Scary and Incredible’: Twitter Users React to Black Hole Image

Here’s how Twitter users reacted to the image of the massive black hole!

Scientists released the first-ever image of a black hole on Wednesday evening, and the internet – naturally – couldn’t keep calm. The image reveals the black hole at the centre of Messier 87, a massive galaxy in the Virgo galaxy cluster. It also resides 55 million light years away from Earth and has a mass 6.5-billion times that of the Sun, according to NSF.

Anyhow, from being called a “monster’’ to “the one that will consume us all,’’ reactions flooded social media – some in awe, others taking this in stride.

Have a look!

‘Stunning, Scary, Brilliant!’

The image of a black hole almost 10% as massive as our galaxy located in a distant galaxy! I never would have thought I could tweet those words. May not look like much but an amazing testament to the power of human ingenuity. https://t.co/N9Dpe44GFI via ⁦@nytimes⁩

— Lawrence M. Krauss (@LKrauss1) April 10, 2019

I looked at the black hole picture and, to quote A Chorus Line, I felt nothing.

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) April 10, 2019

STOP PRESS: You're looking at the first ever image of a black hole. It was captured by the #NSFFunded @ehtelescope project. What a time to be alive!

The biggest news. In forever. (PS: I saved this image as "black hole omg".)

Story on @TheQuint here. https://t.co/xobFF7sznG pic.twitter.com/L0ae0MQYsD

— Maanvi (@Maanvi2501) April 10, 2019

Stunning, scary, brilliant! It is difficult to even comprehend what scientists have done here. #ThingsPeopleGetDoneWhenNotOnTwitter https://t.co/zeiGa6P8zc

— Kabir Taneja (@KabirTaneja) April 10, 2019

Thank you so much for all your work and effort, the world will never forget you ❤️🙏🏼 #الثقب_الأسود #EHTBlackHole pic.twitter.com/jppMX2tjd8

— A boy lost in a black hole (@ughtrands) April 10, 2019

HAPPY WEDNESDAY JUST SOBBING AT THE BLACK HOLE

— savannah brown (@savannahbrown) April 10, 2019

What Can We Expect Now...

How many stare not into the abyss tweets can we expect today pic.twitter.com/AXRm98Zyie

— Rohan Venkat (@RohanV) April 10, 2019

This is absolutely fucking incredible. We are the first humans to ever have the chance to see the death of a star. This should be front page on every single newspaper, news site, and magazine. What a life this has been so far https://t.co/l5PvZqtU09

— David Morrison (@DavidOliverMorr) April 10, 2019

the enormous black hole has good taste https://t.co/u6DayNSToa

— welp nope nevermind bad idea (@marculenta) April 10, 2019

Anyone else hungry 4 🍩 ? pic.twitter.com/rPw5aPF4AQ

— Official #M87 The Real M87 Galaxy Black Hole (@TheRealM87) April 10, 2019

Its been 5 years now, where are the Acche Din ?

Modi ji : pic.twitter.com/KUMoj9ypGx

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) April 10, 2019

"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special." Stephen Hawking https://t.co/mkUFjmgFXR

— Shaheer Ajmal (@shaheerajmal1) April 10, 2019