The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as ...
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Chile: ELT: The telescope that promises to discover whether there is life on a ‘second Earth’ from ChileIn the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, at an altitude of over 3,000 meters, an immense silver dome is being prepared to house the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in 2028. This will be the world's ...
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) and the German Astronomical Society (Astronomische Gesellschaft, AG) are delighted to announce that the Caroline Herschel Medal 2025 is awarded to Prof. Isobel ...
As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.
As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.
Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...
HD 20794 d, a planet with six times Earth's mass, orbits a sun-like star 20 light years away. Its position within the habitable zone suggests conditions that could allow liquid water to exist.
Chile's pristine, dark desert skies, world-renowned for astronomy, are at risk of being outshined by urban and industrial ...
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...
A: The Extremely Large Telescope is planned to be one of the most capable astronomical observatories ever assembled. The ...
The proximity of this planetary system to its bright star also makes it a prime target for next-generation instruments such as the ANDES spectrograph for ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Knowing ...
Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...
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