ESO — First Successful Test of Einstein’s General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole — Science Release eso1825

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 26 July 2018 26 July 2018 — ESO Science Release eso1825 First Successful Test of Einstein's General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole— Culmination of 26 years of ESO observations of the heart of the Milky Way Observations made with ESO's Very Large Telescope have for the first time revealed the effects predicted by Einstein's general relativity on the motion of a star passing through the extreme gravitational field near the supermassive black hole in the centre of the Milky Way. This long-sought result represents the climax of a 26-year-long observation campaign using ESO's telescopes in Chile. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1825/ Kind regards, The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 26 July 2018   ESO Announcements ESOcast 173: First Successful Test of Einstein's General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole 26 July 2018: An epic 26 year campaign observing the Black Hole at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy has yielded some remarkable results. An international team of astronomers used the cutting-edge ... Read more Live Broadcast from ESO Announcing News from the Heart of the Milky Way 24 July 2018: ESO will hold a press conference on 26 July 2018 at its Headquarters in Garching, Germany, to present unique observations of the centre of the Milky Way and their significance ... Read more Media Advisory: Press Conference at ESO HQ Announcing News from the Heart of the Milky Way 19 July 2018: ESO will hold a press conference on 26 July 2018 at 14:00 CEST, at its Headquarters in Garching, Germany, to present unique observations of the centre of the Milky ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Picture of the Week 23 July 2018 The heart of the Milky Way Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich 24 - 29 June 2019: Starmus V 2 July 2019: Total Solar Eclipse Upcoming Exhibitions 3 July - 31 August 2018: Exposicion sobre el Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) en Biblioteca de Santiago. Santiago, Chile. 20 - 31 August 2018: IAU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria. 24 - 29 June 2019: Starmus V event. Bern, Switzerland.              ESO Pictures of the Week You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to ESO News. Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser Follow us on: European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany