Cosmic Engagement Ring Revealed by the Very Large Telescope

Cosmic Engagement Ring Revealed by the Very Large Telescope

This structure is produced by a fortuitous alignment of celestial objects

ESO Releases Annotated, High-Definition Image of the Milky Way

ESO Releases Annotated, High-Definition Image of the Milky Way

Planets and two dwarf galaxies share the same field of view

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 25th, 2014
Advanced Adaptive Optics Laser for the VLT Completed

Advanced Adaptive Optics Laser for the VLT Completed

This tool will enable extremely detailed observations with this telescope

A Circle Full of Stars over the Very Large Telescope – Photo

A Circle Full of Stars over the Very Large Telescope – Photo

ESO releases new image of deep space snapped at Cerro Paranal

Milky Way Arches Gracefully over Paranal Observatory – Photo

Milky Way Arches Gracefully over Paranal Observatory – Photo

The galactic core is clearly visible from the Southern Hemisphere

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 12th, 2014
Largest Yellow Hypergiant Star in the Universe Discovered

Largest Yellow Hypergiant Star in the Universe Discovered

The object is one of the ten largest stars ever found at all

Rosetta's Target Finally Emerges from Behind the Sun

Rosetta's Target Finally Emerges from Behind the Sun

The probe will reach the comet within three months

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 5th, 2014
New VLT Instrument to Study Mechanisms of Galaxy Formation

New VLT Instrument to Study Mechanisms of Galaxy Formation

MUSE is now installed on Unit Telescope 4 at Cerro Paranal

VST Captures Gaia Heading for the L2 Lagrangian Point

VST Captures Gaia Heading for the L2 Lagrangian Point

The telescope has since entered its correct orbit around Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2014
Brown Dwarf Weather Patterns Revealed for the First Time

Brown Dwarf Weather Patterns Revealed for the First Time

These objects force the definitions of both stars and gas giants

Beautiful Lagoon Nebula Shines in New ESO Image

Beautiful Lagoon Nebula Shines in New ESO Image

Telescope captures this image as part of a much bigger picture

This Is How the Bright Night Sky Looks like in Chile

This Is How the Bright Night Sky Looks like in Chile

Amazing photo shows the Milky Way and the Moon over Paranal

Star Trails Backdrop the Impressive Very Large Telescope

Star Trails Backdrop the Impressive Very Large Telescope

The image was collected over the arid Atacama Desert

Construction of Extremely Large Telescope Gets Underway

Construction of Extremely Large Telescope Gets Underway

The observatory will be built atop a mountain in Chile

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 7th, 2013
Impossible Exoplanet Defies Theories on Planet Formation

Impossible Exoplanet Defies Theories on Planet Formation

The world exhibits some bizarre characteristics that cannot be explained

Milky Way Rising Majestically Over Paranal Observatory: Photo

Milky Way Rising Majestically Over Paranal Observatory: Photo

Impressive photo shows the core of our galaxy in great detail

ESO Telescope Peers into the Dragon's Head Nebula

ESO Telescope Peers into the Dragon's Head Nebula

The target of the new research is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud

 
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