You may have heard of the Very Large Telescope, but did you know it can function as a massive 200-meter-wide virtual telescope? Or that it outperforms many newer telescopes with its sheer scientific ...
Researchers using the Event Horizon Telescope have significantly advanced our understanding of the supermassive black hole at the center of M87, revealing new details about its rotation and the ...
“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...
Astronomers have discovered a truly ancient monster: a radio jet 200,000 light-years wide, originating from when the universe ...
Paranal telescope operator Marcela Espinoza says it's essential for Chile to preserve 'the best skies in the world' so that other countries keep choosing the region to install their telescopes ...
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...