Over the past few days, you may have scrolled through a few stories of the mission to capture the first-ever image of a black hole.
It's no doubt a fascinating topic but if science isn't your forte then you're probably a bit confused as to what all the fuss is about. This writer, on the other hand, is of course completely tuned in on the subject.
Having said that, it might be an idea to tune into the fascinating documentary on BBC 4 tonight entitled
How To See A Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery. Just for brushing up purposes, ya know?
The cameras follow Doctor Sheperd Doeleman of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and his team as they put their impressively-sized brains together to create a virtual telescope with a diameter spanning the entire planet. The aim of this is, as you've probably guessed, is to capture the first image ever of a black hole.
The team hope to finally prove the existence of the phenomena with clear visual evidence but be warned - there are some spoilers floating around social media this afternoon. Typical.
You can catch the hour-long
How To See A Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery on BBC Four (Virgin 117/Sky 143) at 8pm tonight.
