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