Why The Black Hole Photos Are A Big Deal

By Frances Langum — April 10, 2019

SCIENCE, BITCHES.

We should all be as excited as Katie Bouman.

Scientist Katie Bouman just posted about the moment when "the first image I ever made of a black hole" was processed.

Just to clarify, this was the first image *ANYONE EVER MADE* of a black hole. #smalldetails https://t.co/m0aCniRysp #EHTBlackHole #BlackHoleDay #BlackHole pic.twitter.com/C8wF5t6GGA

— MIT CSAIL (@MIT_CSAIL) April 10, 2019

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