Ever wonder what takes place on a daily basis at one of the premier ground-based observatories? The European Southern Observatory…
The head and "eye" of the Seagull Nebula (ESO) This colorful new image from ESO's La Silla Observatory highlights the…
Zoom into the Pipe Nebula by using the zoom slider, or pan around the image by using the arrow icons…
This beautiful spiral galaxy looks peaceful, with its swirling white and blue arms appearing like they could be home to…
Caption: Artist’s impression of the quasar 3C 279. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser From an ESO press release: An international team of…
An international team of astronomers has figured out a way to determine details of an exoplanet's atmosphere from 50 light-years…
Scientists have determined a giant gas cloud is on a collision course with the black hole in the center of…
[/caption] Recent reports of dark matter's demise may be greatly exaggerated, according to a new paper from researchers at the…
[/caption] Located high in the mountains of Chile's Atacama Desert, the enormous telescopes of the European Southern Observatory have been…
[/caption] On Earth, dust can be pretty mundane. But in space, dust can be beautiful, especially when the dust reflects…