Main content

Katie Bouman: The woman behind the first black hole image
Astronomers have captured the first ever image of a colossal black hole, located in a distant galaxy 55 million light years from Earth.
The picture shows a halo of dust and gas, which traces the outline of the black hole at the heart of the M87 galaxy.
It measures 40 billion kilometres across - that's three million times the size of the Earth.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Katie Bouman said the moment she first saw the image was "pure amazement".
Duration:
This clip is from
Featured in...
Real-life stories—In Short
Unique, moving and gripping stories we've heard on air.
More clips from In Short
-
Vaccine hub volunteer: 'It's a privilege to be involved'
Duration: 01:42
-
Ricky Gervais on cancel culture
Duration: 01:23
-
Novavax vaccine president: 'We're the UK's baby'
Duration: 03:28
-
'Homeless have pride in their pods'
Duration: 01:48