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ESO’s newest scientific instrument, the Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph (MOONS) has successfully made its first observations, achieving what astronomers call First Light. Mounted ...

Since 2021, ALMA has used a distributed peer review model instead of traditional panel-based review. In a recent study, John Carpenter and Andrea Corvillon analysed more than 20,000 proposals and over ...

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Astronomers have finally obtained firm evidence that Betelgeuse, a famous star in the Orion constellation, is not alone. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) they have obtained the clearest image ...

VLT image of the Beta Pictoris d exoplanet (Credit: ESO/B. Sutlieff, M. Bonse et al.) A team of astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta ...

The ESO Annual Report 2025 is now available online, offering an engaging and high-level overview of ESO’s activities from the past year. The report was recently approved by the ESO Council at its June ...

Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that some planets outside our Solar System may have magnetic fields. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the Gemini North telescope, the researchers ...

The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope (PoET), installed at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) Paranal site in Chile, has made its first observations. The telescope will work with ESO's ...

When a massive star dies but doesn’t collapse into a black hole, it becomes something almost as strange — a neutron star. This video dives into the world of these ultra-dense cosmic remnants, where a ...

What’s the biggest black hole in existence? This video takes you on a journey through the universe to compare black holes of all sizes — from stellar remnants just a few kilometers wide to the ...