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Meet Katie Bouman, the woman who transformed our view of black holes forever

Meet Katie Bouman, the woman who transformed our view of black holes forever

It's been a huge day for science. And an even bigger day for female scientists. Katie Bouman helped develop the algorithm used for the Event Horizon Telescope, which helped create the image of the black hole. She also led testing to verify the images. Now she's the toast of social media. #WomeninSTEM
Astronomers reveal first-ever picture of a black hole - The Guardian

Astronomers reveal first-ever picture of a black hole - The Guardian

Scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope project have produced an image of the "unseeable", capturing the world's first picture of a black hole. It took nearly two years for 200 researchers and a network of eight radio telescopes spanning the globe to make the breakthrough, which was previously thought impossible.
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