- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- April 29th, 2013
The Biggest Pulsar Ever Found Provides Most Accurate Proof of Einstein Theory
The pulsar is twice as heavy as the sun, only 25 km (15.5 m) across
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- March 4th, 2013
UK Approves Funding for the E-ELT a Mammoth Telescope, the Largest Ever Built
E-ELT will produce photos 10 to 15 times sharper than Hubble's
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- February 28th, 2013
ESO Discovered the First Ever Extrasolar Protoplanet in the Early Forming Stages
The planet is a gas giant and is very far away from its star
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 16th, 2013
Young Stars Blow Through Pitch Black Clouds in This Stunning Photo
ESO captured several stars as they were born in a giant gas cloud
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 9th, 2012
Strange Spiral Jets of Planetary Nebula Finally Explained
The jets are the result of a very tight binary system
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 17th, 2012
Earth-Size Planet Found Next Door Orbiting Alpha Centauri, the Closest So Far
The smallest and closest exoplanet ever found, near a sun-like star
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 26th, 2012
Seagull Nebula Depicted in Amazing Colors
The cosmic structure is powered by a very bright, central star
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 24th, 2012
![The Four Main Telescopes of the VLT [Photo]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Four-Main-Telescopes-of-the-VLT-Photo-1.jpg "The Four Main Telescopes of the VLT [Photo]")
The Four Main Telescopes of the VLT [Photo]
The facility is operated by ESO in the Chilean Andes
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 20th, 2012
Newly-Found Super-Earth May Support Life
The world lies inside its parent star's habitable zone
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 17th, 2012
![ALMA Backdropped by the Crystal-Clear Night Sky [Photo]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/ALMA-Backdropped-by-the-Crystal-Clear-Night-Sky-Photo-1.jpg "ALMA Backdropped by the Crystal-Clear Night Sky [Photo]")
ALMA Backdropped by the Crystal-Clear Night Sky [Photo]
ESO releases amazing image of the world's most powerful radio telescope
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 12th, 2012
Amazing Broomstick Nebula Photographed in Space
The thing actually looks like a witch's means of transportation
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 6th, 2012
Vampire Star Knows the Secret of Eternal Youth
The object appears to have stopped aging for some time
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 29th, 2012
ALMA Sees Sugar in Clouds Around Young Star
This represents another significant finding for the large radio telescope
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 16th, 2012
ESO Images Parts of the Massive Pipe Nebula
This interstellar dust cloud is very vast and dark
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 1st, 2012
ESO Images Galaxy NGC 1187 in Exquisite Detail
The object looks like a giant whirlpool in space
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 27th, 2012
Stars Driving Galactic Evolution Have Companions
The conclusions belong to a new astronomical survey
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 18th, 2012
New Quasar Photo Is Among the Most Detailed Ever
The view is a composite image based on data from three telescopes