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Meet one of the first scientists to see the historic black hole image

Making a portrait of a black hole led to sleepless nights and one big thrill

Kazunori Akiyama

MAKING A PORTRAIT Scientist Kazunori Akiyama was a leader of the team that turned data from the Event Horizon Telescope into a black hole’s picture.

Nancy Wolfe Kotary/MIT Haystack

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

It’s hard to say which scientist was the first to set eyes on the glowing ring that makes up the world’s first image of a black hole.