Amazing Image of Young Star Shooting Out Matter Like a Garden Sprinkler
A terrestrial telescope has captured an incredible image of a young star shooting out matter like a water sprinkler 1,350 light-years from Earth.
Photo of Massive Planet Orbiting Two Giant Stars Surprises Scientists
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a photo of a planet orbiting b Centauri, which challenges many previous theories regarding massive stars and their ability to host planets.
Astronomers Capture the First Ever Photo of Two Planets Orbiting a Sun-Like Star
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO VLT) has captured a world's first: the first ever image of two giant exoplanets orbiting a young 'Sun-like' star 300 light years away from our own. The photograph could provide important information about the formation of our own solar system.
This is the First Confirmed Picture of a Newborn Planet
Behold: this is the first confirmed image of a planet being born. The image was captured by SPHERE, a planet-hunting instrument on the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope.
This is the Best Photo Ever Shot of a Star Other Than Our Sun
Astronomers using the ESO Very Large Telescope have created the most detailed photo ever of a star other than our own Sun. The subject of the photo is the supergiant Antares, visible to the unaided eye in the constellation Scorpius.