First Successful Test of Einstein’s General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole
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
ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography — and has...
Colourful Celestial Landscape
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
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
`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
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
Astronomers using ALMA and the VLT have discovered that both starburst galaxies in the early Universe and a star-forming...
A Crowded Neighbourhood
Glowing brightly about 160 000 light-years away, the Tarantula Nebula is the most spectacular feature of the Large Magellanic...
