Monday Astronomy Picture Ponderings 5/2/2022

Down, down, down, the epic black hole

First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole
From NASA APOD 5/1/2022; Image Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

Welcome back to the Monday Astronomy Picture Ponderings (MAPPs) series where every Monday I normally pick one of NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) entries from the past seven days to focus on in some way.

A massive swirling vortex, sucking in anything that gets too close: a classic in sci-fi horror and suspense. And…