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This is Dr Katie Bouman the computer scientist behind the first ever image of a black-hole. She developed the algorithm that turned telescopic data into the historic photo we see today.
187836 upvotes • comment • apr 10, 2019
The first picture of a black hole opens a new era of astrophysics. The supermassive beast lies in a galaxy called M87 more than 50 million light-years away
148055 upvotes • comment • apr 10, 2019
Good boy saves small boy
134498 upvotes • comment • apr 12, 2019
Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole
125648 upvotes • comment • apr 10, 2019
It’s time
120780 upvotes • comment • apr 11, 2019
TIFU by spending the last year on reddit talking to myself after being muted.
119031 upvotes • comment • apr 10, 2019
My window cracked so I fixed it the only way I know how
114401 upvotes • comment • apr 04, 2019
The moment Notre Dame's spire fell
113656 upvotes • comment • apr 15, 2019
Our refrigerator has revolving levels so you can reach everything easily
111364 upvotes • comment • apr 25, 2019
Best thing I’ve seen all day
109415 upvotes • comment • apr 02, 2019
Anti poachers guarding the gorillas selfie
105798 upvotes • comment • apr 18, 2019
"Don't eat this"
104330 upvotes • comment • apr 13, 2019
Street cat in Istanbul
103419 upvotes • comment • apr 20, 2019
TIL that in 1998 Sony had the chance to buy the rights to almost every Marvel character for 25 million. They opted to only buy the rights to Spider-Man for just 7 million, stating, "Nobody gives a shit about the other Marvel characters."
103084 upvotes • comment • apr 26, 2019
🤨😑
103031 upvotes • comment • apr 16, 2019
Presenter accidentally kisses cyclist on the lips
103025 upvotes • comment • apr 07, 2019
This is Gary Christenson, Mayor of Malden, Massachusetts. He mostly walks to all his appointments and picks up trash every day as he goes (at least one small bag-full per day). He has been in office over 3,000 days so I’m pretty sure this qualifies as a #trashtag.
102434 upvotes • comment • apr 06, 2019
Coffee makes you hyper, but coffee shops are designed for people to chill, whereas alcohol is a depressant but bars and clubs are designed for people to be energetic.
102046 upvotes • comment • apr 08, 2019
Reversing skills
101525 upvotes • comment • apr 10, 2019
Teacher is psyched that he can still heelflip
101214 upvotes • comment • apr 18, 2019
I made a wheelchair for my friends disabled dog. Some of the parts were 3D printed and the rest cost under $20 on amazon. The dogs reaction was priceless. If anyone has a disabled dog I will provide the 3D printed parts for free and give you directions on how to assemble the rest.
100662 upvotes • comment • apr 17, 2019
Katie Bouman who led the development of the algorithm which made it possible to capture the image of a black hole, and the moment when the first black hole image was processed.
100303 upvotes • comment • apr 10, 2019
Today on reddit
99516 upvotes • comment • apr 10, 2019
True
99271 upvotes • comment • apr 25, 2019
Playing the shell game with a mountain lion
98583 upvotes • comment • apr 06, 2019
Local video game shop. Support small businesses
98429 upvotes • comment • apr 13, 2019
One of the most badass photos ever taken
98115 upvotes • comment • apr 24, 2019
Felt cute, bout to get $125k injected into me for my disease, might delete later idk
98024 upvotes • comment • apr 18, 2019
TIL when Robert Ballard (professor of oceanography) announced a mission to find the Titanic, it was a cover story for a classified mission to search for lost nuclear submarines. They finished before they were due back, so the team spent the extra time looking for the Titanic and actually found it.
97605 upvotes • comment • apr 01, 2019
Check out how strong I’m getting!
97598 upvotes • comment • apr 04, 2019
Petition to change the logo of this sub
95956 upvotes • comment • apr 05, 2019
Romeo ate a whole rotisserie chicken
95683 upvotes • comment • apr 21, 2019
The good ol’ days of looney tunes
93495 upvotes • comment • apr 18, 2019
I asked this dapper gentleman for his photograph while out one evening in Cannes, FR. He was confused and said, "But I am no one!" I must disagree. He is, don't you think?
93446 upvotes • comment • apr 24, 2019
TIL that Volvo opened up the patent for three-point seatbelt cause "it had more value as a free life saving tool than something to profit from"
92780 upvotes • comment • apr 28, 2019
A friend and I messing around after swim practice got this gem.
92491 upvotes • comment • apr 05, 2019
Fella has a valid point
92391 upvotes • comment • apr 11, 2019
Two years ago I saw that guy with the gas can begging for money. Tried to give him four dollars, but he said he doesn’t take anything less than five. After that I saw him there everyday for months. Turns out he’s a fraud with a new Jeep and a nice house. Been following him with this sign since.
92086 upvotes • comment • apr 15, 2019
Bunnies flop over when they feel completely safe
91468 upvotes • comment • apr 21, 2019
How I put on my prosthetic leg
91151 upvotes • comment • apr 22, 2019
My dad and I used to get milkshakes together all the time. My daughter and I sharing our first milkshake together
91011 upvotes • comment • apr 21, 2019
The two standing gorillas posing for a selfie with another anti-poaching ranger.
90323 upvotes • comment • apr 19, 2019
Team of researchers behind the first picture of a black hole. Lets give them the recognition they deserve
90002 upvotes • comment • apr 08, 2019
This man is way ahead of our time
89934 upvotes • comment • apr 22, 2019
Wind experiment 2.0
89580 upvotes • comment • apr 14, 2019
Boy reunited with his lost cat after 7 months apart
89547 upvotes • comment • apr 21, 2019
He went from 20 to 14 pounds!
89539 upvotes • comment • apr 12, 2019
The inside of Notre Dame after the fire
89181 upvotes • comment • apr 16, 2019
It's gonna be interesting.
89078 upvotes • comment • apr 22, 2019
When this little girl fell over at Disneyland, Stitch made sure she didn't feel alone
87860 upvotes • comment • apr 21, 2019
Tony who?
87683 upvotes • comment • apr 21, 2019
Rhino poacher trampled to death by elephant; remains eaten by lions
87660 upvotes • comment • apr 06, 2019
Rhino Poacher Trampled By An Elephant And Then Eaten By Lions
86715 upvotes • comment • apr 06, 2019
The way his upper body barely moves
86577 upvotes • comment • apr 16, 2019
I Want To Ignore Everyone Like This Guy Is Ignoring Arya Stark
86484 upvotes • comment • apr 13, 2019
What kind of Pokémon is this?
86159 upvotes • comment • apr 20, 2019
She donated 30 inches of her hair to make wigs for children with cancer.
85868 upvotes • comment • apr 09, 2019
Do you ever look at yourself one day and think you are hot as shit, but the next day comes and you've become Quasimodo. Why do you think this happens?
85811 upvotes • comment • apr 11, 2019
Update: The baby fox at my grandmother's house has a friend and they are chasing each other
85764 upvotes • comment • apr 25, 2019
What mind-blowing (but simple) facts would satisfy a 4-year old daughter’s daily request for 1 fact before bedtime?
85722 upvotes • comment • apr 18, 2019
Malaysian students join the #trashtag challenge in Egypt
85678 upvotes • comment • apr 05, 2019
New Google Assistant
85554 upvotes • comment • apr 05, 2019
This futuristic Amazon blimp pumps out drones.
84819 upvotes • comment • apr 02, 2019
Sister surprises her little brother for his birthday after being gone serving in the army
84526 upvotes • comment • apr 28, 2019
For those confused about the orientation of the M87 black hole photograph.
84519 upvotes • comment • apr 11, 2019
Extremely rare spherical cloud
84092 upvotes • comment • apr 04, 2019
You can do so much good, and still be labeled something negative.
83703 upvotes • comment • apr 09, 2019
All that just to...
83599 upvotes • comment • apr 19, 2019
700 years of human history collapsing before our eyes
83564 upvotes • comment • apr 15, 2019
Had to make a birthday cake for my Canadian friend
83260 upvotes • comment • apr 02, 2019
A portrait of George Washington with a modern hair style.
82886 upvotes • comment • apr 15, 2019
TIL that for four years, Hugh Grant pretended to be his own talent agent under the name James Howe Ealy. He communicated with people via a fake email account and even disguised his voice with a Scottish accent on the phone. “I saved myself an absolute fortune,” he said.
82865 upvotes • comment • apr 26, 2019
Little Mac met Mike Tyson today!
82818 upvotes • comment • apr 01, 2019
Today is Reggie’s last day. He’s the best damn president Nintendo has ever had.
82734 upvotes • comment • apr 15, 2019
My second graders did a wonderful decorating the dress I wore for class pictures and on the last day of school.
82557 upvotes • comment • apr 30, 2019
This is Reggie’s last week at Nintendo. Let’s all thank him for what he has done for the community.
82267 upvotes • comment • apr 08, 2019
Ape using a Smartphone
82219 upvotes • comment • apr 24, 2019
Judge says US government can be sued for Flint water crisis
82173 upvotes • comment • apr 19, 2019
Structure of Notre Dame saved " We can now say that the structure of Notre-Dame has been saved from total destruction".
82006 upvotes • comment • apr 15, 2019
Your “logic” deserves a slap in the face
81899 upvotes • comment • apr 23, 2019
Please forgive if already posted! I lol'd hard
81841 upvotes • comment • apr 16, 2019
U.S. Congressional Divide
81439 upvotes • comment • apr 14, 2019
TIL: The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland. Archeological records have found that the walls of Sean’s Bar have been around, and serving, since 900 AD. Further, there are records of every owner of the pub back to its 10th century founding. It opened over 1100 years ago.
81359 upvotes • comment • apr 30, 2019
My dad enjoying his last trip to the place where his parents met
81049 upvotes • comment • apr 07, 2019
He sled and then somehow hopped over him
80998 upvotes • comment • apr 25, 2019
A couple decided to rebuild their deserted piece of land of 600 hectares in Aimorés, Brazil. They planted more than 2 million tree saplings. As a result, the site has 293 plant species, 172 bird species and 33 animal species, some of which were on the verge of extinction. Took 18 years.
80836 upvotes • comment • apr 22, 2019
I thought you guys might appreciate how Atlas acts when I change his bandana.
80751 upvotes • comment • apr 01, 2019
The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was associated with a 28.9% increase in suicide rates among U.S. youth ages 10-17 in the month (April 2017) following the shows release, after accounting for ongoing trends in suicide rates, according to a study.
80744 upvotes • comment • apr 29, 2019
Firstworld problems for an asian girl
80200 upvotes • comment • apr 03, 2019
TIL The original word for 'bear' has been lost. People in middle ages were superstitious and thought saying the animal's name would summon it. They called it 'bear' which means 'the brown one' to avoid saying its actual name.
80053 upvotes • comment • apr 01, 2019
Got blocked lol
79880 upvotes • comment • apr 08, 2019
I think that siren is broken
79868 upvotes • comment • apr 07, 2019
This detergent comes in a cardboard bottle
79808 upvotes • comment • apr 28, 2019
Here’s what 250lbs of recovered food waste looks like. Instead of the dumpster, it’s going to feed 90 people. #StopHunger
79786 upvotes • comment • apr 05, 2019
In the 90s, we were taught to use plastic instead of paper to save the rainforest from deforestation. Now we're taught to use paper instead of plastic to save the ocean from pollution.
79763 upvotes • comment • apr 01, 2019
This is my service dog Toli. It’s his birthday so he got to pick out a new toy! Hard choice picking the perfect one.
79683 upvotes • comment • apr 18, 2019
Game of Thrones
79627 upvotes • comment • apr 15, 2019
That's random Twitter guy, needed this and I hope you all do too.
79570 upvotes • comment • apr 08, 2019
You can literally wrap your car around a tree in this game [BeamNG Drive]
79551 upvotes • comment • apr 27, 2019
Boston Dynamics improvements in 20 years
79375 upvotes • comment • apr 14, 2019