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Find the latest astronomy and astrophysics news out of the ESO VLT on SciTechDaily.com. Operated by the European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the Very Large Telescope array (VLT) is a visible and infrared wavelength telescope facility. It is the world’s most advanced optical instrument, consisting of four Unit Telescopes with main mirrors of 8.2m diameter and four movable 1.8m diameter Auxiliary Telescopes. The four separate optical telescopes are known as Antu, Kueyen, Melipal, and Yepun, which are all words for astronomical objects in the Mapuche language. The telescopes can work together, to form a giant ‘interferometer,’ the ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer, allowing astronomers to see details up to 25 times finer than with the individual telescopes.
Quasar P172+18, the most distant radio-loud quasar yet, reveals how supermassive black holes grew rapidly…
New capabilities developed by an international team of astronomers make it possible to directly image…
Five of six planets orbiting TOI-178 follow a rare resonance, hinting at a peaceful formation.…
This ethereal remnant of a long dead star, nestled in the belly of The Whale,…
Astronomers have captured the last moments of a star just before it was ripped apart…
With the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found six galaxies lying…
Pioneering new research has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear…
A team of astronomers have identified the first direct evidence that groups of stars can…
Resembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colors, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble…
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has taken the first-ever image of…
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered the absence of…
The Twist Marks the Spot – ESO Telescope Sees Signs of Planet Birth Observations made…
Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that…
Nature magazine has published a surprising study about the giant, ultra-hot planet WASP-76b in which…
Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed an extreme planet where they suspect…
ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has observed the central part of the Milky Way with…
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have for the first time observed that a fast…