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EXPANDING HORIZONS: WHAT ARE THE ASTRONOMICAL CHALLENGES OF THE 2040S  

13 - 17 JULY 2026

GARCHING NEAR MUNICH, GERMANY

 

ESO's Expanding Horizons process aims to identify the main scientific challenges that will face European astronomers in the 2040s, and the type of transformational ground based facility that will be required to address these fundamental questions.

Following the call for Scientific White Papers in late 2025, an initiative designed to galvanise the European astronomical community to engage in the Expanding Horizons process - we are delighted to announce this community-wide workshop. 

This meeting will bring together astronomers from a wide range of research backgrounds to present their vision of what the key scientific questions will be will be 2040s. The workshop will also be a platform to investigate the potential synergies between the different scientific themes, the required facilities and the key enabling technologies needed for the 2040s and beyond. 

This five-day workshop will consist of mixture of plenary and breakout sessions, with participants recommended to attend over the entire five-day programme. 

E-mail: ExpH_workshop@eso.org

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