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Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have captured the most detailed, thousand-color image of a galaxy ever made.
Jun 18, 2025
In a finding that challenges conventional understanding of planetary systems, astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting perpendicular to its host stars.
Apr 16, 2025
Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever discovered, forcing scientists to reconsider how quickly the earliest stellar systems evolved after the Big Bang.
Mar 20, 2025
The world's most pristine astronomical observing site faces an existential threat from a proposed industrial megaproject that would bring city-sized…
Jan 10, 2025
A team of astronomers has discovered REBELS-25, the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever observed, challenging our understanding of early universe formation.
Oct 7, 2024
Scientists have detected a new exoplanet orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our solar system, using the European Southern Observatory's Very…
Oct 1, 2024
Astronomers have observed an unprecedented event in the galaxy SDSS1335+0728, located 300 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
Jun 19, 2024
Astronomers have found the most massive stellar black hole ever discovered in our Milky Way galaxy.
Apr 16, 2024
While many holiday traditions involve feasts of turkey, soba noodles, latkes or Pan de Pascua, this year, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is bringing you a holiday chicken.
Dec 21, 2023
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed a large dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere, with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it.
Aug 25, 2023
A spectacular new image released today by the European Southern Observatory gives us clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form.
Jul 25, 2023
