Mar 4, 2013 by Natali Anderson

An international team of astronomers led by Dr Sascha Quanz from the ETH Zurich’s Institute for Astronomy, Switzerland, has obtained what is likely the...

Oct 10, 2012 by News Staff

ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a beautiful image of the Thor’s Helmet Nebula. The Thor’s Helmet Nebula, also known as NGC 2359, as...

Aug 1, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

An international team of astronomers operating ESO’s Very Large Telescope has released a new image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1187. This image shows the...

Jul 27, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

A multinational team of researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope has discovered that almost three quarters of high-mass stars have close companions,...

Jun 20, 2012 by News Staff

ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has taken the most detailed image so far of the stellar nursery called NGC 6357. ESO's VLT has taken the most detailed...