The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves ...

The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...

New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...

Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO)'s Extremely Large Telescope is seen taking shape in this May 1 , 2025 photo captured directly above the construction site. Construction on ESO's Extremely ...

The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks like a home satellite dish on steroids. When the antennas are pointed ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed image of a galaxy of its kind ever seen. The “incredibly detailed” picture shows parts of the Sculptor Galaxy that have never been seen before. Scientists ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.

European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope took photos a rare supernova roughly 300 years after it happened ...

The Very Large Telescope may have allowed scientists to see that very thing, though it’s hard to know for sure. Some models of planet formation have hinted at the possibility of twisting, ...

The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks like a home satellite dish on steroids. When the antennas are pointed ...

A prototype antenna for the proposed Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) radio telescope in New Mexico. If funded, the project would greatly expand U.S. radio astronomy capabilities.