Science

Milestone for bERLinPro: Photocathodes with high quantum efficiency

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Photocathode after its production in the preparatory system.

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A Universe Aglow

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Deep observations made with the MUSE spectrograph on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have uncovered vast cosmic reservoirs of...

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A Galactic Gem

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FORS2, an instrument mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, has observed the spiral galaxy NGC 3981 in all its glory. The...

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Stars v. Dust in the Carina Nebula

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The Carina Nebula, one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the night sky, has been beautifully imaged by ESO’s VISTA...

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Elliptical Elegance

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A glittering host of galaxies populate this rich image taken with ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope, a state-of-the-art 2.6-m...

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More children released from South Sudanese armed groups - UNICEF

More than 100 children were released by two armed groups in South Sudan on Tuesday, bringing the total number released this year to over 900.

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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....

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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...

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