Paranal Observatory Gets Royal Visit

Paranal Observatory Gets Royal Visit

ESO is honored by visit from Spanish Crown Prince

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 16th, 2011
Carina Nebula Reveals Its Star-Forming Clouds

Carina Nebula Reveals Its Star-Forming Clouds

Latest study was conducted using the APEX telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2011
Asteroid 21 Lutetia Formed from Same Material as Earth

Asteroid 21 Lutetia Formed from Same Material as Earth

Mercury and Venus coalesced from the same stuff as well

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2011
Massive Cosmic Light Flare Sheds Light on Galactic Composition

Massive Cosmic Light Flare Sheds Light on Galactic Composition

Astronomers have been waiting for such an event for many years

Number of Globular Clusters in Milky Way Raised to 158

Number of Globular Clusters in Milky Way Raised to 158

Two new such structures were recently discovered from South America

ESO, Chilean Government Signs E-ELT Agreement

ESO, Chilean Government Signs E-ELT Agreement

The document paves the way for the construction of a new observatory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 12th, 2011
Smallest Brown Dwarf Found

Smallest Brown Dwarf Found

The object lies within a recently-discovered stellar population

World's Most Advanced Radio Telescope Revealed

World's Most Advanced Radio Telescope Revealed

These images show the scale of the ALMA project

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 3rd, 2011
ALMA Begins Service for Radio Astronomers

ALMA Begins Service for Radio Astronomers

The telescope will be the largest radio observatory ever

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 28th, 2011
Fried Egg Nebula Reveals Yellow Hypergiant Star

Fried Egg Nebula Reveals Yellow Hypergiant Star

Astronomers snap the sharpest picture ever taken of such a star

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 21st, 2011
'Running Chicken' Nebula Imaged in Detail

'Running Chicken' Nebula Imaged in Detail

ESO astronomers focused on relatively nearby nebula

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 13th, 2011
Total Exoplanet Count Exceeds 600

Total Exoplanet Count Exceeds 600

Astronomers are beginning to find more and more alien worlds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 13th, 2011
HARPS Collaboration Identifies 50 New Exoplanets

HARPS Collaboration Identifies 50 New Exoplanets

The haul includes about 16 super-Earth-class planets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 7th, 2011
Nearby Open Star Cluster Gets New Close-Up

Nearby Open Star Cluster Gets New Close-Up

ESO telescopes were used to collect this image of NGC 2100

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2011
Black Hole Jets May Drive Galaxy Formation

Black Hole Jets May Drive Galaxy Formation

Important cosmic mystery brought closer to an answer

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2011
Globular Cluster Reveals the History of the Milky Way

Globular Cluster Reveals the History of the Milky Way

Terzan 5 pack more than a million stars tightly together

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 5th, 2011
Earth-Class Exoplanet Found Nearby

Earth-Class Exoplanet Found Nearby

Astronomers think this extrasolar planet may be inhabitable

 
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