AI enhances first-ever image of black hole

Astronomers have used artificial intelligence to generate a clearer image of the M87 black hole, which was first captured by the Event Horizon Telescope in 2017. The machine learning algorithm used data from thousands of simulated black holes to fill in gaps of data that created the 2019 images. The new images could provide important information for scientists studying the M87 black hole and others in the future. The accuracy of the technology in analyzing the M87 black hole could allow researchers to use it to study other astronomical objects that have been captured by the Event Horizon Telescope.