Astronomers have discovered a truly ancient monster: a radio jet 200,000 light-years wide, originating from when the universe ...

From decades of astronomical observations, scientists know that most galaxies contain massive black holes at their centers.

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

where the ESO is already building the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), to be the world’s largest optical instrument. Paranal’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and interferometer (VLTI) themselves ...

and the upcoming 39-metre Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), both being built in Chile. This way, Isbell and his collaborators produced the first ELT-like images of an AGN. As a result, the LBTI ...

The ELT, under construction near Mount Armazones, is set to be the world’s largest visible-light telescope. It will feature a 39.3-meter-wide mirror and is expected to expand our understanding ...

The upcoming ESO Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in Chile, will play a crucial role in these studies. Equipped with the ANDES instrument, the ELT will allow scientists to ...

World’s largest telescope dome completed in Chile ELT dome will house massive telescope for groundbreaking research Telescope aims to revolutionize space exploration by 2028 ...

The discovery was made using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) in Chile and provides unique insights into the weather patterns of a distant world. Tornados ...

By tracking the speed of molecules in the atmosphere with the CRIRES+ instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, researchers found that one side of the planet’s atmosphere is moving towards us ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is also constructing the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) nearby. This $1.5 billion telescope, featuring a 130-foot-wide mirror, will study exoplanet ...