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The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a global array of radio telescopes that work together to create a virtual Earth-sized telescope capable of peering into the heart of the galaxy. Its main goal is to capture the first-ever image of a black hole by observing the region just outside its event horizon, the point of no return where gravity is so intense that not even light can escape. The EHT achieved this groundbreaking feat in April 2019 by capturing an image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87. This achievement has opened up a new era of black hole research and has provided valuable insights into the nature of these elusive cosmic entities.