ESO — 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for research with ESO telescopes on Milky Way's supermassive black hole — Organisation Release eso2017

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 6 October 2020 6 October 2020 — ESO Organisation Release eso2017 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for research with ESO telescopes on Milky Way's supermassive black hole Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez have jointly been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the centre of our galaxy. Genzel, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany, and his team have conducted observations of Sagittarius A* for nearly 30 years using a fleet of instruments on European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2017/ Kind regards, The ESO Department of Communication 6 October 2020   ESOblog Chilly galactic wind surprises astronomers — First detection of cold, dense gas outflowing from Milky Way's centre Emma Foxell 2 October 2020: Streams of high-speed particles blow out from the centres of galaxies, including our Milky Way, in what is known as the "galactic wind". Until now, we thought that this galactic ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Picture of the Week 5 October 2020 Trails of Stars over Paranal Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich              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