European Southern Observatory
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dying Star Blows Surprising Spiral Bubble
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or ALMA, astronomers found an unexpected spiral structure surrounding the red giant star R…