M87* and its cosmic blowtorch-like jet as seen by the Hubble Space TelescopeUsing the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), astronomers have tracked a 3,000 light-years-long cosmic blowtorch back to its source, the supermassive black hole M87*, which bears the distinction of being the first black hole imaged by humanity. However, the exact source of these jets around their black hole central engines and the precise mechanism powering them is still something of a mystery. This photo is the historic first image of a supermassive black hole ever recorded. This region is associated with the base of the M87* jet and corresponds with the southern arm of another jet seen in radio waves. The future is bright for black hole images.