Science

Stellar Corpse Reveals Origin of Radioactive Molecules

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Astronomers using ALMA and NOEMA have made the first definitive detection of a radioactive molecule in interstellar space....

First Successful Test of Einstein’s General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole

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Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope have for the first time revealed the effects predicted by Einstein’s...

Supersharp Images from New VLT Adaptive Optics

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ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography — and has...

Colourful Celestial Landscape

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New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope show the star cluster RCW 38 in all its glory. This image was taken during...

First Confirmed Image of Newborn Planet Caught with ESO’s VLT

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SPHERE, a planet-hunting instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, has captured the first confirmed image of a planet caught...

ESO’s VLT Sees `Oumuamua Getting a Boost

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`Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered in the Solar System, is moving away from the Sun faster than expected....

ALMA Discovers Trio of Infant Planets around Newborn Star

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Two independent teams of astronomers have used ALMA to uncover convincing evidence that three young planets are in orbit...

ALMA and VLT Find Too Many Massive Stars in Starburst Galaxies, Near and Far

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Astronomers using ALMA and the VLT have discovered that both starburst galaxies in the early Universe and a star-forming...