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###  **Latest Results**

 The latest results from the [Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration](/about) were published on Feb 8th 2023.

###  **Astronomers Reveal First Image of the Black Hole at the Heart of Our Galaxy**

 On May 12th 2022, the EHT Collaboration presented the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable clues about the workings of such giants, which are thought to reside at the centre of most galaxies. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes.

###  **First Polarized Image Around a Black Hole**

 On March 24th 2021, the EHT Collaboration produced the first polarized image around the black hole of M87. An azimuthal electric vector polarization pattern was found around the ring, consistent with dynamically strong magnetic fields in the accretion flow supplied to the jetted accreting supermassive black hole M87\*. The Collaboration Papers VII and VIII can be found here:

- Observational publication: *First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring*, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 910, L12, 24 March 2021 doi:[10.3847/2041-8213/abe71d](http:/doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/abe71d)
- Theory publication: *First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near The Event Horizon*, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 910, L13, 24 March 2021 doi:[10.3847/2041-8213/abe4de](http://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/abe4de)

###  **Wobbling Shadow of the M87\* Black Hole**

 The official press release from the EHT Collaboration can be found [here](/blog/astronomers-image-magnetic-fields-edge-m87s-black-hole). Additional information in English and in other languages can be found in the following press releases from our partner institutions:

- Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA): [Chinese (traditional)](https://sites.google.com/asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/newsite/chinese/20200923)
- Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA): [English](https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2020-24)
- East Asian Observatory (EAO): [English](https://www.eaobservatory.org/jcmt/2020/09/movement-of-powehi/)
- Instituto Astrofísica Andalucía (IAA-CSIC): [Spanish](https://www.iaa.csic.es/noticias/el-telescopio-horizonte-sucesos-muestra-bamboleante-sombra-agujero-negro-m87) / [English](https://www.iaa.csic.es/en/news/wobbling-shadow-m87-black-hole)
- Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM): [English](https://www.iram-institute.org/EN/news/2020/192.html)
- Max Planck Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR): [German](https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressemeldungen/2020/4) / [English](https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressreleases/2020/10)
- Max Planck Society: [German](https://www.mpg.de/15417717/ring-um-schwarzes-loch-in-m87) / [English](https://www.mpg.de/15424512/ring-around-black-hole-glitters)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack Observatory: [English](https://news.mit.edu/2020/wobbling-shadow-m87-black-hole-0923)
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ): [Japanese](https://www.miz.nao.ac.jp/eht-j/c/pr/pr20200923)
- Nederlandse Onderzoekschool voor Astronomie (NOVA): [Dutch](https://www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/de-schaduw-van-het-zwarte-gat-m87-wiebelt-2480)
- Radboud Universiteit: [Dutch](https://www.ru.nl/nieuws-agenda/nieuws/vm/imapp/2020/schaduw-zwarte-gat-m87-wiebelt) / [English](https://www.ru.nl/english/news-agenda/news/vm/imapp/2020/shadow-black-hole-m87-wobbling/)
- University of Chicago: [English](https://news.uchicago.edu/story/new-analysis-black-hole-reveals-wobbling-shadow)
- University of Hawai'i: [English](https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/09/23/data-from-maunakea-telescopes-unravel-powehi-mysteries/)

###  **First Image of a Black Hole**

 On April 10th 2019, the EHT Collaboration presented its first results -- an image of the supermassive black hole in galaxy M87 -- in multiple simultaneous press conferences around the world. The official EHT press release can be found [here](/press-release-april-10-2019-astronomers-capture-first-image-black-hole). This page contains links to recorded press conferences, press releases from our partner institutions, and supporting materials published along with press releases.

 **April 10th press conference recordings:**- [Brussels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr20f19czeE), hosted by the European Research Council (in English)
- [Santiago](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4JLkHFoJgo), hosted by the Joint ALMA Observatory (in Spanish and English)
- [Taipei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GsTBTenBZY), hosted by the Academia Sinica (in Chinese)
- [Tokyo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QBQMT5vrJo), hosted by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (in Japanese)
- [Washington](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnJi0Jy692w), hosted by the US National Science Foundation (in English)

 **April 10th press releases and related resources from major partner institutions:**- **Academia Sinica**: press release in [Chinese](https://www.sinica.edu.tw/ch/news/6191) / [English](https://www.sinica.edu.tw/en/news/6191); [summary and resources](https://www.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/news/shownews.php?i=9a99bc58586ee44e2375077d621ea96c) from Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- **Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array**: press release in [English](https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-release/astronomers-capture-first-image-of-a-black-hole/) / [Japanese](https://alma-telescope.jp/news/press/eht-201904) / [Spanish](https://www.almaobservatory.org/es/comunicados-de-prensa/astronomos-obtienen-primera-imagen-de-un-agujero-negro/); additional [photo and video material](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sCGyPsOrhOxu3YMQfKsjlku-WcNeikoE)
- **Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian**: [press release](https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2019-12) (in English); feature stories from Harvard University: [\#1](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/04/harvard-scientists-lead-team-revealing-black-hole/), [\#2](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/04/harvard-scientists-shed-light-on-importance-of-black-hole-image/)
- **East Asian Observatory**: [press release](https://www.eaobservatory.org/jcmt/public/announcements/) (in English); naming of the M87 black hole and [proclamation](https://www.eaobservatory.org//jcmt/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/EHT-Proclamation-Po%CC%84wehi-Day-.pdf) of Pōwehi Day (in English)
- **European Research Council**: [press release](https://erc.europa.eu/news/eu-funded-scientists-unveil-first-ever-image-black-hole) (in English), with [resources page](https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/topnews/M-002662); [press release](https://blackholecam.org/erc_bhc_pr-2/) (in English) from the ERC-funded project BlackHoleCam
- **European Southern Observatory**: [press release](https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1907/) in English, with translations to all ESO member state languages and graphical resources
- **Goethe Universitaet Frankfurt**: press release in [German](https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/forschung/astrophysiker-der-goethe-uni-beteiligt-an-erstem-bild-eines-schwarzen-lochs/) / [English](http://www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/77266126/Astronomers_capture_first_image_of_a_black_hole), with links to resources; additional [video resources](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxQ5I6N5RlWiAx86SRybrw)
- **Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique**: press release in [French](https://www.iram-institute.org/EN/news/2019/170.html) / [German](https://www.iram-institute.org/EN/news/2019/172.html) / [English](https://www.iram-institute.org/EN/news/2019/171.html), with links to resources
- **Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano**: [press release](http://www.inaoe.mx/noticias/?noticia=660&anio=2019) (in Spanish) from the Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Mexico
- **Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy**: press release in [German](https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressemeldungen/2019/4) / [English](https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressreleases/2019/4), with links to resources
- **MIT Haystack Observatory**: [press release](http://news.mit.edu/2019/eht-astronomers-direct-image-black-hole-0410) (in English) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; [press kit](https://www.dropbox.com/s/zxe68nbdj7iwcx9/MITHO_EHT_press_kit.zip), [feature story](http://news.mit.edu/2019/mit-haystack-first-image-black-hole-0410)
- **National Astronomical Observatory of Japan**: press release in [Japanese](https://www.nao.ac.jp/news/sp/20190410-eht/article.html) / [English](https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/sp/20190410-eht/article.html), with a [press kit](https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/sp/20190410-eht/)
- **National Radio Astronomical Observatory (US)**: press release (in English) included as part of [resources page](https://public.nrao.edu/news/2019-eht-news-room/)
- **National Science Foundation (US)**: [press release](https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298276&org=NSF&from=news) (in English); [summary of related resources](https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/blackholes/)
- **Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics**: [press release](https://insidetheperimeter.ca/black-hole-breakthrough-astronomers-release-landmark-image/) (in English), with video material; follow-up [panel discussion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JpBAjxFcso)
- **Radboud University**: press release in [Dutch](https://www.ru.nl/nieuws-agenda/nieuws/vm/imapp/astrofysica/2019/astronomen-maken-eerste-foto-zwart-gat/) / [English](https://www.ru.nl/english/news-agenda/news/vm/imapp/astrophysics/2019/astronomers-capture-first-image-black-hole/), with video material
- **University of Arizona**: [press release](https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/chasing-einsteins-shadow) (in English) with links to resources; feature stories [\#1](https://www.as.arizona.edu/featured-articles/first-results-event-horizon-telescope), [\#2](https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/21-ua-students-contributed-global-effort-resulting-first-black-hole-image)
- **University of Chicago**: [press release](https://news.uchicago.edu/story/uchicago-scientists-help-capture-first-image-black-hole) (in English)

###  **Other Results from the EHT**

 **First Event Horizon Telescope Images of a Black-Hole Powered Jet**: The official press release from the EHT Collaboration can be found [here](/blog/something-is-lurking-in-the-heart-of-quasar-3c-279). Additional information in English and in other languages can be found in the following press releases from our partner institutions:

- Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA): [Chinese (traditional)](https://sites.google.com/asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/newsite/%E5%A4%A9%E6%96%87%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E5%88%86%E4%BA%AB/20200407)
- Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array (ALMA): [Spanish](https://www.almaobservatory.org/es/comunicados-de-prensa/event-horizon-telescope-obtiene-imagenes-de-chorro-causado-por-agujero-negro/) / [English](https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-release/event-horizon-telescope-images-of-a-black-hole-powered-jet/)
- Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA): [English](https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2020-09)
- Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM): [English](http://iram-institute.org/EN/news/2020/186.html)
- Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN): [Italian](http://home.infn.it/it/comunicazione/comunicati-stampa/3975-ecco-che-cosa-c-e-al-cuore-del-quasar-3c-279-per-la-prima-volta-osservato-il-getto-relativistico-di-un-buco-nero-supermassiccio)
- Max Planck Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR): [German](https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressemeldungen/2020/4) / [English](https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressreleases/2020/4)
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ): [Japanese](https://www.miz.nao.ac.jp/eht-j/c/pr/pr20200407) / [English](https://www.miz.nao.ac.jp/eht-j/c/pr/pr20200407/c01)
- Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics: [English](https://insidetheperimeter.ca/unprecedented-glimpse-inside-quasar-unveils-black-hole-at-its-heart/)
- Radboud Universiteit: [Dutch](https://www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/kurkentrekkervormige-jet-ontspruit-bij-zwart-gat-maagd-2257) / [English](https://www.ru.nl/english/news-agenda/news/vm/imapp/2020/corkscrew-shaped-jet-appears-near-black-hole-virgo/)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM): [Spanish](https://www.facebook.com/462269614112668/videos/1076922789352499/)

###  **Additional supporting material**

 Supporting material can be located within this website using the links to different sections below:

- sections on the [science](/science) and [technology](/technology) behind the Event Horizon Telescope
- still and animated graphical material: [Explanatory Graphics](/infographics), [Simulations Gallery](/eventhorizontelescope.org/simulations), [Videos](/videos)
- photo galleries: [Imaging Workshop (2017)](/galleries/eht-imaging-workshop-october-2017), [Observations in 2017](/%20https://eventhorizontelescope.org/galleries/2017-observations%20), [Observations in 2018](/galleries/april-2018-eht-observations), [EHT Observatories](/blog/global-web-tour-eht-observatories)
- [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](/eventhorizontelescope.org/faq)

 A collection of [talks and lectures](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIvezCVcsYs&list=PL8WvAW9JLJ1KtPSq_lDLj8W_E4Zw9uj_x), [short](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-P5IFTqB98&list=PL8WvAW9JLJ1I1gHmEl8Ah8oFC8JmwqOhV) and [long](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h_mB0WW0jM&list=PL8WvAW9JLJ1Lpu-t-Zk2GJn_ywWYHwoEQ) videos on EHT-related topics is available through our [Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/ehtelescope).

 The following websites maintained by our partner institutions offer materials in different languages:

- [ALMA and the Event Horizon Telescope: Tip Sheet](https://public.nrao.edu/news/alma-and-the-event-horizon-telescope-tip-sheet/) (NRAO, in English)
- [Beobachtungen im internationalen Radioteleskop-Netzwerk](https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/mitteilungen/2017/5) (MPIfR, in German)
- [Black Holes Special Report: Exploring Black Holes](https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/blackholes/) (NSF, in English)
- [Event Horizon Telescope Initiative at Perimeter Institute](https://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/research/research-initiatives/event-horizon-telescope-eht-initiative) (PI, in English)
- [Event Horizon Telescope -- Japan](https://www.miz.nao.ac.jp/eht-j/) (イベント・ホライズン・テレスコープ・ジャパン, NAOJ, in Japanese)
- [One Hundred Years of Solitude: Focus on Greenland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkSSk5zEVC0) (百年孤寂－聚焦格陵蘭, EBC, in Chinese and English)
- ["Taking the First Picture of a Black Hole" Blog](https://www.eso.org/public/usa/outreach/first-picture-of-a-black-hole/blog/) (ESO, in English)