For。two。years。BBC。cameras。have。followed,。Dr。Sheperd。Doeleman。of。the。Smithsonian。Astrophysical。Observatory。and。the。work。of。the。Event。Horizon。Telescope。project。team,。a。collective。of。the。top。scientific。minds。from。around。the。world.。The。project。combines。radio。observatories。and。telescope。facilities。from。around。the。world。to。make。up。a。virtual。telescope。with。a。diameter。spanning。the。entire。planet.。This。mega-telescope’s。ultimate。mission。is。to。capture。the。first。image。ever。of。a。black。hole.。Although。the。concept。of。black。holes。has。been。long。assumed。to。be。fact,。the。Event。Horizon。Telescope’s。success。would。definitively。prove。the。existence。of。this。scientific。phenomena。for。the。first。time。–。and。provide。clear。visual。evidence. The。programme。brings。viewers。into。the。laboratories,。behind。the。computer。screens。and。beside。the。telescopes。of。what。may。prove。to。be。one。of。the。great。astrophysical。achievements。in。human。history.