Let me start by explaining why EHT really needed an Earth-sized telescope. The data was then processed to make the image we saw in the news.īut did we really “see” a black hole when we were shown “just” a digital image? And how is it possible to create an Earth-sized telescope? They arranged for simultaneous observations of their target with multiple telescopes around the globe and correlated the data between the instruments to effectively achieve the creation of a planet-sized telescope. This remarkable technological achievement was made possible by the collective efforts of hundreds of astrophysics, engineers, and computer scientists. Moreover, the EHT observations used telescopes and infrastructure that benefited from EU funding through a RadioNet project.On April 10, 2019, we were presented with the first-ever close-up image of a black hole by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). The EU’s European Research Council awarded three senior researchers – Professors Heino Falcke, Michael Kramer and Luciano Rezzolla – a 14 million euro Synergy Grant for BlackHoleCam project that made a contribution to the EHT.

The Event Horizon Telescope is an international collaboration aiming to capture the first image of a black hole by creating a virtual Earth-sized telescope. There are satellite-events currently planned in Madrid, Rome, Gothenburg, Nijmegen and Pretoria. If you wish to arrange a satellite event please contact Katharina Königstein for details on the live feed. Córdova will speak in Washington DC.ĭue to the importance of this result, the EHT project encourages satellite events in the different countries. The European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas will speak in Brussels, the President of the Academia Sinica, James Liao, will speak in Taipei, the ALMA Director Sean Dougherty and the ESO Director General Xavier Barcons will speak in Santiago, and the NSF Director France A. Six press conferences will be held simultaneously around the globe in Belgium (Brussels, English), Chile (Santiago, Spanish), Shanghai (Mandarin), Japan (Tokyo, Japanese), Taipei (Mandarin), and USA (Washington, D.C., English). Translations of the press release will be available in multiple languages, along with extensive supporting audiovisual material. We will take a few questions from social media using the hashtag #AskEHTeu.Īn ERC press release will be publicly issued shortly after the start of the conference at 15:07 CEST. The conference will be streamed online on the ERC website and YouTube. In-person individual interviews immediately after the conference will also be possible. On-site journalists will have a question-and-answer session with panellists during the conference. Please indicate whether you wish to attend in person or if you will participate online only. To participate in the conference, members of the media must register by completing an online form before 7 April 23:59 CEST. RSVP: This invitation is addressed to media representatives.The event will be introduced by European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, and will feature presentations by the researchers behind this result.

Where: The press conference will be held at the Berlaymont Building, Rue de la Loi (Wetstraat) 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium.

What: A press conference to present a ground-breaking result from the Event Horizon Telescope.

The press conference will be held at the Berlaymont Building, Rue de la Loi (Wetstraat) 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium. The European Commission, the European Research Council and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project will hold a press conference to present a ground-breaking result from the EHT on 10 April 2019 at 15:00 CEST.

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