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A Black Hole Photo, A Crash Landing On The Moon, The First Landing Of Three Boosters

By Elsa Partan
Published April 14, 2019 at 12:07 PM EDT
Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole. They used the Event Horizon Telescope to observe the center of the galaxy M87.
Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration
Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole. They used the Event Horizon Telescope to observe the center of the galaxy M87.

It’s been a big week for space exploration, and a bit of a roller-coaster. 

First, of course, came the excitement over the first image of a black hole.

Next, there was Israel’s attempt to become the fourth nation to land on the moon. It didn’t quite go as planned, but they got close.

Then, after multiple delays, SpaceX completed its first commercial space launch. It put a satellite into orbit and landed all three booster rockets safely back on Earth.

Living Lab Radio talks about these exciting happenings with Regina Jorgenson, Director of Astronomy at Maria Mitchell Association on Nantucket.

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Elsa Partan
Elsa Partan is a producer and newscaster with CAI. She first came to the station in 2002 as an intern and fell in love with radio. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. From 2006 to 2009, she covered the state of Wyoming for the NPR member station Wyoming Public Media in Laramie. She was a newspaper reporter at The Mashpee Enterprise from 2010 to 2013. She lives in Falmouth with her husband and two daughters.
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