A Jupiter-mass object orbiting a brown dwarf could become the first confirmed moon beyond our…
Browsing: European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a leading intergovernmental astronomy organization supported by numerous European and partner countries. It operates some of the world’s most advanced ground-based telescopes, including those at the La Silla and Paranal Observatories in Chile, and is constructing the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which will be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope on Earth. ESO’s facilities enable cutting-edge research in fields such as exoplanet discovery, black holes, galaxy formation, and dark matter. This page features the latest scientific findings, breakthroughs, and telescope updates from ESO’s world-class astronomical research.
A giant planet spent more than a decade concealed inside one of astronomy’s most closely…
Astronomers studying the atmospheres of several intensely heated exoplanets uncovered an unexpected pattern that may…
Astronomers have spotted two giant planets forming around a young star—offering a stunning glimpse of…
A mysterious bow shock around the white dwarf RXJ0528+2838 is challenging astronomers’ understanding of how…
ALMA’s most ambitious galactic survey yet exposes a wild, filament-filled stellar nursery at the very…
New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions…
In a groundbreaking observation, astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured a massive star’s explosion…
A ghostly “cosmic bat” nebula, glowing red with newborn stars, has been captured by ESO’s…
A runaway “rogue planet” is gorging on space dust at a rate of six billion…
Astronomers have discovered that asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Japan’s Hayabusa2 extended mission, is…
A new ultra-detailed map of the Sculptor Galaxy exposes stellar life and hidden structures, offering…
Astronomers may have captured the rare moment of a planet forming around a young star,…
In a cosmic breakthrough, scientists using the James Webb and ALMA telescopes have caught a…
Astronomers have captured the first visual evidence of a star exploding twice—an extraordinary cosmic event…
Astronomers have discovered one of the weirdest planetary systems yet: a possible planet, 2M1510 b,…
In a dramatic galactic showdown dubbed the “cosmic joust,” astronomers have captured an extraordinary cosmic…
In Chile’s desert skies, four lasers from ESO’s telescope revive ancient Andean beliefs about a…