Watch the Tournament Horizon Telescope’s ‘groundbreaking’ Milky Manner discovery demonstrate on-line this week

This is the principle-ever image of a gloomy gap as viewed by the Tournament Horizon Telescope.
(Image credit: NSF)

The Tournament Horizon Telescope (EHT) has noticed something fabulous in the Milky Manner galaxy — something its crew is calling “groundbreaking.” But what exactly that discovery is, we would possibly doubtless per chance well honest not discover till Thursday (Would perchance honest 12).

The Tournament Horizon Telescope (EHT) crew has teased the discovery on-line, however the rotund announcement will come at some stage in a hiss of data conferences at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) hosted by institutions across the enviornment. The Milky Manner discovery occasions will furthermore be streamed on-line for public viewing. Following the press conferences, both the Nationwide Science Foundation (NSF) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) will host honest Q&A panels that will furthermore be broadcast on-line.

The EHT is a community of radio telescopes across the enviornment that research, essentially, gloomy holes. In 2019, the EHT in the same vogue teased a brand modern discovery that grow to be out to be the principle-ever image of a gloomy gap. No topic what the discovery is, it be particular to be riveting. Below are the principal parts for live webcasts that will circulation the EHT bulletins, besides the following Q&A sessions.

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Nationwide Science Foundation webcast

Would perchance honest 12, 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT)

The NSF will host its press conference in Washington, D.C., with live video broadcast on-line on the NSF web discipline and the basis’s Fb online page.

European Southern Observatory webcast

Would perchance honest 12, 3 p.m. CEST (1300 GMT)

The ESO, which operates one of the most most facilities that rob half in Tournament Horizon Telescope observations, will host its press conference in Garching bei München, Germany, commence air of Munich. The live video would perchance be streamed on the ESO web discipline and its YouTube channel.

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología webcast

Would perchance honest 12, 8 a.m. CDT (1300 GMT)

Mexico’s national science agency, CONACyT, will host its press conference in Mexico City, and this is also broadcast on the agency’s YouTube channel.

Alma Observatory EHT discovery webcast

The South Pole Telescope at Nationwide Science Foundation’s Amundsen–Scott South Pole Build in Antarctica, which is allotment of the Tournament Horizon Telescope array. (Image credit: Dr. Daniel Michalik/NSF )

Would perchance honest 12, 9 a.m. CLT (1300 GMT)

The Joint ALMA Observatory, which comprises the Atacama Colossal Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of NRAO/NAOJ/ESO and the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) of the ESO, which both rob allotment in Tournament Horizon Telescope commentary campaigns, will host its press conference in Vitacura, Chile. Take the live circulation on the ALMA Observatory web discipline

EHT put up-announcement Q&A panels

Nationwide Science Foundation, 10: 30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT)

After the principle announcement, the NSF will host a Q&A session with a panel of EHT researchers. This is also broadcast on-line on the NSF web discipline and the basis’s Fb online page

European Southern Observatory Q&A, 4: 30 p.m. CEST (1430 GMT)

ESO will furthermore host a Q&A session with a panel of EHT researchers that the final public can undercover agent on its YouTube channel.

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