First image of a black hole gets a makeover with AI

The updated picture, published on Thursday in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, keeps the original shape, but with a skinnier ring and a sharper resolution

The M87 black hole in 2019, left, and an updated one for 2023 (Lia Medeiros/AP)

The first image of a black hole captured four years ago showed a fuzzy, fiery doughnut-shaped object.

Now, researchers have used artificial intelligence to give that cosmic beauty shot a touch-up.