Black hole picture: What is the glowing accretion disc around the M87 black hole? SCIENTISTS have taken an awe-inspiring photograph of a super-massive black hole for the first time in history – but what is the glowing disc of light around the black hole? Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Giant Squid, Phantom of the Deep, Makes Second Video AppearanceDoes Fluffy Really Want to Be an Adventure Cat?Space mystery: ‘Unique’ Uranus rings stun astronomers - ‘Weird!’Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They’re Starting a New Global Arms Race.Blue Origin Moon mission: Blue Moon BE-7 rocket engine aces first testNASA Moon landing: Insider reveals HILARIOUS moment astronaut lost wedding ring in space