Press Conference at ESO on new Milky Way results from the EHT team, followed by a public Q&A event

On 12 May at 15:00 CEST, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project will hold a press conference to present groundbreaking Milky Way results from the EHT. The ESO Director General will deliver the opening words. EHT Project Director Huib Jan van Langevelde and EHT Collaboration Board Founding Chair Anton Zensus will also deliver remarks. A panel of EHT researchers will explain the result and answer questions from journalists. Following the press conference, at 16:30 CEST ESO will host an online event for the public via this same streaming link: a live question and answer session where members of the public will have the opportunity to query another panel of EHT experts. More information: