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An Extremely Large Hole has Been Dug for the Extremely Large Telescope
The ESO has broken ground on the Extremely Large Telescope, which will be the world's largest and most-advanced telescope once…
New Video Shows Construction Beginning on the World’s Largest Telescope
A new video released by the ESO illustrates the construction of the Extremely Large Telescope, which will be the world's…
This Beautiful Photo of Galaxy NGC 3981 was Taken by the Most Powerful Telescope in the World for no Scientific Reason at all. Just Because it’s Pretty
When the ESO's Very Large Telescope can't pursue its science objectives, it spends its time capturing stunning image of fascinating…
Telescope Pierces into One of the Biggest Nebulae in the Milky Way to Reveal its Newly Forming (and Nearly Dying) Stars
A recent survey conducted using the ESO's VISTA telescope revealed newly-formed stars and stars nearing their death in the Carina…
Einstein Was Right… Again! Successful Test of General Relativity Near a Supermassive Black Hole
For the first time in history, Einstein's theory of General Relativity was confirmed by observing a star orbiting the supermassive…
Look at This Fascinating Variety of Planet-Forming Disks Around Other Stars
New images from the European Southern Observatory show the stunning variety of discs of gas and dust that surround young…
Astronomers use a Galaxy Cluster as an Extremely Powerful “Natural Telescope” to Peer Even Farther into the Universe
An international team of astronomers recently discovered a fainter, older galaxy using the most extreme case of the gravitational microlensing…
This is the Surface of a Giant Star, 350 Times Larger Than the Sun
Using the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, an international team of astronomers has created the first detailed images of another…
A Black Hole is Pushing the Stars Around in this Globular Cluster
An international team of astronomers recently made the first-ever observation of a black hole in a nearby globular cluster
A New Survey Takes the Hubble Deep Field to the Next Level, Analyzing Distance and Properties of 1,600 Galaxies
A new survey using the ESO's Very Large Telescope found 72 never-before-seen galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field data.