A 29-year-old computer scientist has earned plaudits worldwide for helping develop the algorithm that created the first-ever image of a black hole, Fox News reported.

Bouman, who is an assistant professor of computing and mathematical sciences at Cal Tech, created an algorithm during grad school at MIT that made the image possible.

It was noted that Katie Bouman reacted modestly to her sudden celebrity status this week.

The image of the black hole was captured from 55 million lights years away (one light year is equal to six trillion miles) in galaxy Messier 87.