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Astronomers Find Tantalizing Hints of a Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
Dwarf star HD 40307 is now thought to host at least 6 exoplanet candidates... one of them well within its…
Beautiful Star Cluster Looks Surprisingly Youthful
This view of the globular cluster NGC 6362 was captured by the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre…
Zoom Through 84 Million Stars in Gigantic New 9-Gigapixel Image
The image above is a portion of a new gigantic nine-gigapixel image from the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO’s…
Next Door Neighbors? Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in Nearest Star System to Us
Artist’s impression of the planet around Alpha Centauri B. Credit: ESO Astronomers have discovered an enticing new planet that could…
Watch Live: A Day in the Life of the Very Large Telescope
Ever wonder what takes place on a daily basis at one of the premier ground-based observatories? The European Southern Observatory…
Take a Gander at a Cosmic Gull
The head and "eye" of the Seagull Nebula (ESO) This colorful new image from ESO's La Silla Observatory highlights the…
Celestial Dreaming in a Bit of Pipe Smoke
Zoom into the Pipe Nebula by using the zoom slider, or pan around the image by using the arrow icons…
Tranquil Galaxy is Home to Violent Events
This beautiful spiral galaxy looks peaceful, with its swirling white and blue arms appearing like they could be home to…
Looking Into the Heart of a Quasar
Caption: Artist’s impression of the quasar 3C 279. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser From an ESO press release: An international team of…
How to Measure a Hot Jupiter
An international team of astronomers has figured out a way to determine details of an exoplanet's atmosphere from 50 light-years…