Let's Not Talk About That Phase

Let's Not Talk About That Phase
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The cosmic equivalent of running into your ex! In the top panel, our stick figure friend is confronted with the famous first-ever black hole image (M87) asking "IS THAT YOU?" Meanwhile, the Sun in the bottom panel is desperately trying to distance itself from its embarrassing supermassive phase with the classic "Yeah... but that's an old photo..." excuse. Classic celestial body image issues! The Sun doesn't want to admit it might eventually expand and collapse too. Just like humans hiding their awkward high school yearbook photos, stars have phases they'd rather not discuss at dinner parties.

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