Communicating your science findings with the public

Published: 26 Oct 2026
ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey Large Programme
Cropped image from ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey Large Programme (Longmore et al. 2026)

Are you an author on an upcoming publication based on ALMA data that could be relevant to the wider public? If so, pitch your result to press@eso.org! You can read more about the types of stories we are after at: https://www.eso.org/public/news/pitch-your-research/. You can also check previously published releases for inspiration at https://www.eso.org/public/news/.

Since the process of evaluating, preparing and reviewing ESO press releases can be lengthy, please send your paper to us as soon as it has been submitted to a journal (no later than 4-6 weeks prior to expected publication). While only a few pitches are successful, the reward is high: if your science does make it into an ESO press release, blog post or picture of the week, it will reach a broad community of people around the world. 

Contributed by Maria Diaz Trigo