By RYAN GRILLE<\/p>\n
Yesterday saw one of the greatest scientific achievements of the decade: the first direct photograph of a black hole. Specifically, the photograph showed the supermassive black hole located in the center of Messier 87, a galaxy 53 million light years away from Earth. Previously, any representation of black holes were artists renderings. This photograph, taken by a network of connected telescopes entitled the Event Horizon Telescope, represents a major breakthrough in the history of astronomy.<\/p>\n
However, not everyone was impressed by this new photograph. One journalist in particular, Heather Schwedel of Slate, wrote an article entitled \u201cWe Need to Admit That the Black Hole Photo Isn\u2019t Very Good.”<\/p>\n
In the face of an extremely important moment for cosmological studies, Schwedel complained that the photograph is \u201ctoo blurry\u201d and \u201cjust not that aesthetically pleasing,\u201d Apparently, she is unaware of the amount of painstaking work that went into trying to capture the photograph in the first place. An excellent video by Vox explains all the variables that went into this groundbreaking project. It shouldn\u2019t come as a purpose that the result isn\u2019t perfect since it is the first of its kind.<\/p>\n
These kinds of snarky and cynical articles anger me because they undermine genuine human achievement. Its possible this article was intended to be deliberately infuriating as a way to increase clicks. Clickbait journalism is not just annoying for not providing genuine news, but for undermining it. The black hole photograph should be considered an accomplishment. Maybe more reporters like her should be able to show more respect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By RYAN GRILLE Yesterday saw one of the greatest scientific achievements of the decade: the first direct photograph of a black hole. Specifically, the photograph showed the supermassive black hole located in the center of Messier 87, a galaxy 53 … Continue reading