Tags: European Southern Observatory

Avi Loeb Claims 3I/ATLAS May Be Made of Antimatter—'The Most Efficient Fuel'

SPACE 11.03.2025 08:59 AM

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb proposes that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be made of antimatter—"the most efficient fuel"—while NASA scientists remain sceptical.

As 3I/ATLAS Meets the Sun, Astronomers Fear a Cosmic Twist Awaits

10.29.2025 09:13 AM

As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hurtles toward the Sun this week, astronomers brace for a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event that could reveal whether the mysterious visitor from beyond our Solar System will survive, explode, or rewrite what we know about interstellar space.

VLT Survey Telescope Captures Running Chicken Nebula's Spectacular Detail, a Stellar Holiday Treat from ESO

12.22.2023 03:08 AM

ESO presents a celestial feast with the Running Chicken Nebula, showcasing young stars in a stunning 1.5-billion-pixel image from VLT Survey Telescope. Check it out in this article.

Starburst Galaxy Photo Shows A Golden Swirling Cloud of Gas

08.15.2022 08:31 AM

The ESO Very Large Telescope shot the 'whirlpool of gold' photo of the starburst galaxy NGC4303 or Messier 61. Check out this mesmerizing photo in this article.

European Southern Observatory Finds New Exoplanet Orbiting Proxima Centauri; Is Proxima d Lighter Than Earth?

02.11.2022 02:57 AM

Meet Proxima D, a new rocky but light-weight exoplanet found circling our solar system's nearest star.

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Massive Telescope Captures Mystery Cosmic Disappearance

06.30.2020 09:12 AM

ESO's Very Large Telescope captures the disappearance of a very massive star in the Kinman Dwarf galaxy.

ESO Discovers A New Black Hole Closest to the Earth Visible to the Naked Eye, Suggesting Millions are Yet to be Found

05.07.2020 06:55 AM

A new black hole has been discovered, and its the closest one to Earth that's been found so far. Astronomers from the Eastern Southern Observatory say that this discovery could just be the 'tip of an exciting iceberg'. Click the link above to learn more.

ESO VISTA Telescope Captured Infrared Gigapixel Image Of Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)

05.08.2017 04:22 AM

Stunning super high definition image of Small Magellanic Cloud(SMC) unveils a new secret of this dwarf galaxy. European Southern Observatory's(ESO) VISTA telescope is designed to look inside the cosmic cloud layer of SMC.

Dark Matter: No Such Evidence Found In Earlier Galaxies Of The Universe, Study Finds

03.16.2017 19:08 PM

European Southern Observatory's powerful telescope discovered that 10 billion years ago star-forming galaxies were dominated by normal matter. Dark matters cannot emit, absorb or reflect light, It could only be observed via its gravitational effects.

The ESA Finds Champagne Nebula And Brighter Sets of Stars

05.29.2015 16:05 PM

This stunning nebula, called RCW 34 and visualized by the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), is home to young stars that heat gases, causing them to expand outward. In this brightest area of the nebula heated hydrogen bursts into the vacuum outside the gas cloud, "uncorking" the nebula. This kind of process is called a champagne flow, and the entire area provides rich fodder for astronomers as it continuously produces new, brilliant stars.

Astronomers Capture the Most Detailed Images Yet of the Beautiful Medusa Nebula

05.22.2015 22:12 PM

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) are proudly displaying what is the most detailed image ever captured of the vast planetary nebula, Medusa. And what their powerful telescopes have revealed are the beautiful death throes of a dying star.

Stellar Duo Fated to Meet a Supernova End—Twin Stars Discovered in Henize 2-428

02.10.2015 14:24 PM

Doomed for an end 700 million years in the making, a pair of white dwarf stars will inevitably merge and meet their doom and researchers are saying that the violent fate is unlike any that they’ve seen before.

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