FortwoyearsBBCcamerashavefollowed,DrSheperdDoelemanoftheSmithsonianAstrophysicalObservatoryandtheworkoftheEventHorizonTelescopeprojectteam,acollectiveofthetopscientificmindsfromaroundtheworld.Theprojectcombinesradioobservatoriesandtelescopefacilitiesfromaroundtheworldtomakeupavirtualtelescopewithadiameterspanningtheentireplanet.Thismega-telescope’sultimatemissionistocapturethefirstimageeverofablackhole.Althoughtheconceptofblackholeshasbeenlongassumedtobefact,theEventHorizonTelescope’ssuccesswoulddefinitivelyprovetheexistenceofthisscientificphenomenaforthefirsttime–andprovideclearvisualevidence.
Theprogrammebringsviewersintothelaboratories,behindthecomputerscreensandbesidethetelescopesofwhatmayprovetobeoneofthegreatastrophysicalachievementsinhumanhistory.
