• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 1st, 2012
New Method of Looking for Alien Life

New Method of Looking for Alien Life

ESO investigators develop innovative approach to such studies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 29th, 2012
Mirrors for World's Largest Telescope Replicated with Mockups

Mirrors for World's Largest Telescope Replicated with Mockups

Researchers in Germany constructed a tiny section of E-ELT's main mirror

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 15th, 2012
Cosmic Light Filament Measuring 10 Light-Years Imaged

Cosmic Light Filament Measuring 10 Light-Years Imaged

Investigators say that the structure is also producing new stars

Carina Nebula Like You've Never Seen It Before

Carina Nebula Like You've Never Seen It Before

VLT produces the most detailed image of the stellar nursery

Nebula Sports the Face of a Man

Nebula Sports the Face of a Man

The object is located relatively close to the solar system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2012
The Most Amazing Cosmic 'Eye'

The Most Amazing Cosmic 'Eye'

New image of Helix Nebula is unbelievably beautiful

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2012
Most Stars Have Planets in Orbit

Most Stars Have Planets in Orbit

Exoplanets are apparently the norm, not the exception, in the Milky Way

ESO Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

ESO Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

The organization changed the way we view the Universe

Huge View of Omega Nebula Made Available by ESO

Huge View of Omega Nebula Made Available by ESO

Recent observations sessions reveal the nebula in extreme detail

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 4th, 2012
NSF Delays Funding for Giant Telescopes Until Early 2020s

NSF Delays Funding for Giant Telescopes Until Early 2020s

Two huge installations could be left unfinished due to insufficient funds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 30th, 2011
Extremely Large Telescope's Construction to Begin Next Year

Extremely Large Telescope's Construction to Begin Next Year

ESO officials have already approved the spending plan for 2012

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 27th, 2011
Paranal Observatory Sees Lovejoy Passing By

Paranal Observatory Sees Lovejoy Passing By

The comet somehow survived an encounter with the Sun

Wide-Field View Reveals Awesome Starburst Galaxy

Wide-Field View Reveals Awesome Starburst Galaxy

The formation produces new, blue stars at frantic pace

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 9th, 2011
World's Largest Telescope Now One Step Closer to Reality

World's Largest Telescope Now One Step Closer to Reality

The funds it needed for 2012 have just been approved

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 7th, 2011
'Vampire' Star Caught Feeding on Its Companion

'Vampire' Star Caught Feeding on Its Companion

This is the best view of such phenomenon ever obtained

Fastest Rotating Star Discovered by the VLT

Fastest Rotating Star Discovered by the VLT

ESO investigators are extremely happy with the finding

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 1st, 2011
Early Stars Display Amazing Heavy Chemical Concentrations

Early Stars Display Amazing Heavy Chemical Concentrations

This is entirely unexpected of such old stars, experts report

 
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