European Southern Observatory

Iron Winds are Blowing on WASP-76 b

Exoplanets have been discovered with a wide range of environmental conditions. WASP-76b is one of the most extreme with a…

3 months ago

This Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet is Unusual for Several Reasons

In a recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, a team of international researchers examined…

1 year ago

Astronomers Suspected There Should Be a Planet Here, and Then They Took a Picture of it

Two teams independently discovered a super-Jupiter around a nearby Sun-like star using astrometry and direct imaging.

2 years ago

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…

6 years ago

Earth-Like Planet Around Proxima Centauri Discovered

According to an unnamed source, the ESO has discovered a habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, making it the closest Earth-like…

8 years ago

Celestial Laser Show? Nope, These Are Trails Showing Off Star Colors

There are so many colorful streaks in that image above that you'd be forgiven for thinking somebody is shooting lasers…

11 years ago

This Exoplanet Is Turning Planetary Formation Scenarios Upside Down

What the heck is that giant exoplanet doing so far away from its star? Astronomers are still trying to figure…

11 years ago

Future Supernova Is Surrounded By Hydrogen Clouds

The faint green glow you see in that picture is not an early harbringer of Hallowe'en spooks. It's hydrogen gas…

11 years ago

Double Vision: Scientists Spot An Elder ‘Twin’ To the Sun

If you want a picture of how you'll look in 30 years, youngsters are told, look at your parents. The…

11 years ago

What’s Going On Inside This New Kind of Variable Star?

A new kind of variable star -- 36 of that type, in fact -- has been found in a single…

11 years ago