"The Unlikely Threat of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole"

Astronomers have captured the first-ever photograph of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way using the Event Horizon Telescope. The black hole's shadow is created by the bending of space around it, causing light to be distorted and redirected. Despite their popular depiction, black holes are harmless as long as one does not approach them. The gravitational influence of the supermassive black hole on our Solar System is not threatening and is not even significant for our orbit around the Galactic Center. However, in about four billion years, the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy, potentially causing the supermassive black holes at their centers to merge.