If you were impressed with the newly revealed first picture ever of a black hole, you can thank the University of Illinois as they were part of the team that made it happen.
The International Space Station, or ISS, has been floating around above the Earth since 1998, and this week is a particularly good time to look up and catch it as it flies over the Rockford area multiple times.
Chinese space technology isn't yet on par with that of the West, but they see this as a big milestone on their journey to progress on the world stage--quickly.