ESO

European
Southern
Observatory

The active galaxy Markarian 1018

eso1631 — Science Release

Starving Black Hole Returns Brilliant Galaxy to the Shadows

The mystery of a rare change in the behaviour of a supermassive black hole at the centre of a distant galaxy has been solved by an international team of astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope along with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. It seems that the black hole has fallen on hard times and is no longer being fed enough fuel to make its surroundings shine.

The unusual cluster Terzan 5

eso1630 — Science Release

Astronomers Discover Rare Fossil Relic of Early Milky Way

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope and other telescopes a fossilised remnant of the early Milky Way harbouring stars of hugely different ages has been revealed by an international team of astronomers. This stellar system resembles a globular cluster, but is like no other cluster known. It contains stars remarkably similar to the most ancient stars in the Milky Way and bridges the gap in understanding between our galaxy’s past and its present.

Artist's impression of the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri

eso1629 — Science Release

Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star

Astronomers using ESO telescopes and other facilities have found clear evidence of a planet orbiting the closest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri. The long-sought world, designated Proxima b, orbits its cool red parent star every 11 days and has a temperature suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface. This rocky world is a little more massive than the Earth and is the closest exoplanet to us — and it may also be the closest possible abode for life outside the Solar System. A paper describing this milestone finding will be published in the journal Nature on 25 August 2016.

The star cluster Messier 18 and its surroundings

eso1628 — Photo Release

Stellar Lab in Sagittarius

The small smattering of bright blue stars in the upper left of this vast new 615 megapixel ESO image is the perfect cosmic laboratory in which to study the life and death of stars. Known as Messier 18 this star cluster contains stars that formed together from the same massive cloud of gas and dust. This image, which also features red clouds of glowing hydrogen and dark filaments of dust, was captured by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) located at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile.

Artist’s impression of the exotic binary star system AR Scorpii

eso1627 — Science Release

White Dwarf Lashes Red Dwarf with Mystery Ray

Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, along with other telescopes on the ground and in space, have discovered a new type of exotic binary star. In the system AR Scorpii a rapidly spinning white dwarf star powers electrons up to almost the speed of light. These high energy particles release blasts of radiation that lash the companion red dwarf star, and cause the entire system to pulse dramatically every 1.97 minutes with radiation ranging from the ultraviolet to radio. The research will be published in the journal Nature on 28 July 2016.

Artist’s impression of the water snowline around the young star V883 Orionis

eso1626 — Science Release

Stellar Outburst Brings Water Snow Line Into View

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has made the first ever resolved observation of a water snow line within a protoplanetary disc. This line marks where the temperature in the disc surrounding a young star drops sufficiently low for snow to form. A dramatic increase in the brightness of the young star V883 Orionis flash heated the inner portion of the disc, pushing the water snow line out to a far greater distance than is normal for a protostar, and making it possible to observe it for the first time. The results are published in the journal Nature on 14 July 2016.

A deep infrared view of the Orion Nebula from HAWK-I

eso1625 — Science Release

Deepest Ever Look into Orion

ESO’s HAWK-I infrared instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile has been used to peer deeper into the heart of Orion Nebula than ever before. The spectacular picture reveals about ten times as many brown dwarfs and isolated planetary-mass objects than were previously known. This discovery poses challenges for the widely accepted scenario for Orion’s star formation history.

Artist’s impression of planet in the HD 131399 system

eso1624 — Science Release

A Surprising Planet with Three Suns

A team of astronomers have used the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope to image the first planet ever found in a wide orbit inside a triple-star system. The orbit of such a planet had been expected to be unstable, probably resulting in the planet being quickly ejected from the system. But somehow this one survives. This unexpected observation suggests that such systems may actually be more common than previously thought. The results will be published online in the journal Science on 7 July 2016.

Jupiter imaged using the VISIR instrument on the VLT

eso1623 — Photo Release

Jupiter Awaits Arrival of Juno

In preparation for the imminent arrival of NASA’s Juno spacecraft, astronomers have used ESO’s Very Large Telescope to obtain spectacular new infrared images of Jupiter. They are part of a campaign to create high-resolution maps of the giant planet. These observations will inform the work to be undertaken by Juno over the coming months, helping astronomers to better understand the gas giant ahead of Juno’s close encounter.

Artist’s impression of the star S2 passing very close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way

eso1622 — Organisation Release

Successful First Observations of Galactic Centre with GRAVITY

A European team of astronomers have used the new GRAVITY instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope to obtain exciting observations of the centre of the Milky Way by combining light from all four of the 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes for the first time. These results provide a taste of the groundbreaking science that GRAVITY will produce as it probes the extremely strong gravitational fields close to the central supermassive black hole and tests Einstein’s general relativity.

European
Southern
Observatory

La Silla and surroundings

16 Sept. 2016 — ann16063

Media Advisory: Green Power Comes to La Silla

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award Ceremony

16 Sept. 2016 — ann16062

Winners of Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 announced

Cover of Science in School issue No.37

13 Sept. 2016 — ann16061

Science in School: Issue 37 now available

ESO staff share prestigious award celebrating innovation in laser technology

12 Sept. 2016 — ann16060

ESO Staff Share Prestigious Award Celebrating Innovation in Laser Technology

The ALMA Residencia design

9 Sept. 2016 — ann16059

ALMA Residencia Design Featured at Prestigious 2016 Architecture Biennale

1 Sept. 2016 — ann16058

New Free Planetarium Products from ESO

Radiance of Milky Way over La Silla

24 Aug. 2016 — ann16057

Media Advisory: Press Conference at ESO HQ to Make Important Announcement

Screenshot of ESOcast 87

24 Aug. 2016 — ann16056

ESOcast 87: Planet found around closest Star

Signature of the 4MOST agreement

23 Aug. 2016 — ann16055

Agreement Signed to Build 4MOST

Description of ALMA Cycle 4 main new capabilities

23 Aug. 2016 — ann16054

Record Amount of Time Requested in Cycle 4 Proposals for ALMA

Cover picture of CAP Journal issue 20

5 Aug. 2016 — ann16053

CAPjournal Issue 20 Now Available

ESO Calendar 2017 cover

3 Aug. 2016 — ann16052

ESO Calendar 2017 Now Available

ESO's Very Large Telescope Array

2 Aug. 2016 — ann16051

Exciting New Virtual Tours of ESO’s Observatories and Facilities

19 July 2016 — ann16050

ALMA Explores the Magnetic Universe

Screenshot of ESOcast 86

19 July 2016 — ann16049

ESOcast 86: Dr. J Becomes Prof. J

HE Bert Koenders in the control room at Paranal

18 July 2016 — ann16048

Dutch Foreign Minister Visits Paranal

Cover of The Messenger No. 164

8 July 2016 — ann16047

The Messenger No. 164 Now Available

ESO 1-metre telescope

7 July 2016 — ann16046

First Light for FIDEOS

The M2 polishing contract is signed

6 July 2016 — ann16045

ESO Signs Contract to Polish the E-ELT Secondary Mirror

ALMA telescope dishes

1 July 2016 — ann16044

Agreement to Build Band 1 Receivers for ALMA

Prof. Tim de Zeeuw visiting Paranal Observatory

1 July 2016 — ann16043

ESO Council Launches Search for Next Director General

Kuiper Belt's ice cores

30 June 2016 — ann16042

VISTA’s Zoo of Minor Planets

The MASCARA cameras

29 June 2016 — ann16041

New Exoplanet Hunter to be Sited at ESO's La Silla Observatory

ESO Supernova Star-roof kissed by Sun

28 June 2016 — ann16040

ESO Supernova Basic Construction Complete

ESO Member States' flags

24 June 2016 — ann16039

ESO and the United Kingdom

24 June 2016 — ann16038

La Silla Observatory Opens for Public Visits during Winter

Screenshot of ESOcast 85

21 June 2016 — ann16037

ESOcast 85: Chile Chill 7

One of the new MOONS detectors

20 June 2016 — ann16036

ESO Signs Agreement to Build Detectors for MOONS

ALMA Sounds: bringing together artists and astronomers to create a common language

17 June 2016 — ann16035

ALMA Sounds, an Interactive Project to Search for a Common Cosmic Language

Cover of Science in School issue No.36

16 June 2016 — ann16034

Science in School: Issue 36 now available

Cover of the Annual Report 2015

16 June 2016 — ann16033

ESO Annual Report 2015 Now Available

Still image from La Silla video compilation

2 June 2016 — ann16032

New Video Compilation: ESO’s La Silla Telescopes in 2016

ESO Astronomy Camp 2016

31 May 2016 — ann16031

Fourth ESO Astronomy Camp for Secondary School Students

Screenshot of ESOcast 84

25 May 2016 — ann16030

ESOcast 84: The New E-ELT Design Unveiled

Space Scoop comic contest

20 May 2016 — ann16029

Space Scoop Launches Comic Contest

Bird's-eye view of the E-ELT

18 May 2016 — ann16028

Media Advisory: ESO Press Conference about Largest Ever Contract in Ground-based Astronomy

Artist’s impression of the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 and its three planets

2 May 2016 — ann16027

ESOcast 83 Ultracool Dwarf Planets

A Galactic view from the Observation Deck

22 April 2016 — ann16026

Funding Opportunities in Chile (Anuncio de Oportunidades)

Green light for GALACSI's blue glow

15 April 2016 — ann16025

GALACSI Adaptive Optics System Ready to be Mounted on the VLT

Star-roof lifted into place

12 April 2016 — ann16024

ESO Supernova Star Roof Complete

Paranal sky with comet

5 April 2016 — ann16023

An Infrequent Visitor to the Skies Above Paranal

Johannes Kepler

1 April 2016 — ann16022

Teacher Training on Kepler’s Laws and Modern Astronomy

Cover of The Messenger No. 163

31 March 2016 — ann16021

The Messenger No. 163 Now Available

Auxiliary silhouettes

29 March 2016 — ann16020

NAOMI Contract Signed

Number of papers published using observational data from different observatories

29 March 2016 — ann16019

ESO Remains World’s Most Productive Ground-based Observatory

Cover picture of CAP Journal issue 19

24 March 2016 — ann16018

CAPjournal Rosetta Special Out Now

Bird's-eye view of the E-ELT

23 March 2016 — ann16017

Planning Starts for MOS and HIRES Instruments on the E-ELT

The VLT four laser guide stars

21 March 2016 — ann16016

Media Advisory: First Light Event for VLT’s Four New Lasers

#MeetESO, ESO’s first social media gathering in Chile

16 March 2016 — ann16015

#MeetESO participants announced

Quadrature - Satelliten - the Netherlands

15 March 2016 — ann16014

Winners of art&science@ESO Residency Award 2015 Announced

The LEGO® VLT model against the real Milky Way

14 March 2016 — ann16013

New ESO VLT LEGO® Model

The cover of Science in School Issue 35

10 March 2016 — ann16012

Science in School: Issue 35 now available

ESOcast 82: Zodiacal Light

4 March 2016 — ann16011

ESOcast 82: Zodiacal Light

#MeetESO, ESO’s first social media gathering in Chile

15 Feb. 2016 — ann16010

Join ESO’s first social media gathering

The Photo Nightscape Awards poster

12 Feb. 2016 — ann16009

Win a Trip to Paranal with the Photo Nightscape Awards 2016

The APEX telescope and visitors on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary

10 Feb. 2016 — ann16008

APEX Celebrates Ten Years Exploring the Cold Universe

Artist’s impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)

4 Feb. 2016 — ann16007

Major E-ELT Milestone

Flags at ESO Headquarters

1 Feb. 2016 — ann16006

Girls’ Day Event at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany

ESOcast 81: Red Sprites

1 Feb. 2016 — ann16005

ESOcast 81: Spirits in the Sky!

1 Feb. 2016 — ann16004

Catch a Star 2016 Contest Now Open

ESOcast 80: Follow a Live Planet Hunt

15 Jan. 2016 — ann16003

ESOcast 80: Follow a Live Planet Hunt!

The Pale Red Dot Campaign

15 Jan. 2016 — ann16002

Follow a Live Planet Hunt!

7 Jan. 2016 — ann16001

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 Competition Dates

ESO and CERN sign cooperation agreement

18 Dec. 2015 — ann15098

ESO and CERN Sign Cooperation Agreement

ALMA Trilateral Agreement Signed

18 Dec. 2015 — ann15097

ALMA Trilateral Agreement Signed

Cover of The Messenger No. 162

18 Dec. 2015 — ann15096

The Messenger No. 162 Now Available

Banner of the new Space Scoop webpage

16 Dec. 2015 — ann15095

New Space Scoop Website Launched

Ireland to Explore Possibility of Joining ESO

10 Dec. 2015 — ann15094

Ireland to Explore Possibility of Joining ESO

Agreement signed for E-ELT MAORY adaptive optics system

10 Dec. 2015 — ann15093

Agreement Signed for E-ELT MAORY Adaptive Optics System

ESOcast 79: 20 Years of Exoplanets

8 Dec. 2015 — ann15092

ESOcast 79: 20 Years of Exoplanets

Sebastiaan Haffert wins De Zeeuw–Van Dishoeck Graduation Prize for Astronomy

1 Dec. 2015 — ann15091

De Zeeuw–Van Dishoeck Graduation Prize Awarded to Sebastiaan Haffert

The cover of Science in School Issue 34

30 Nov. 2015 — ann15090

Science in School: Issue 34 now available

One of the units of the Four Laser Guide Star Facility for the VLT

27 Nov. 2015 — ann15089

Laser Guide Star Units Accepted and Shipped to Chile

The past, present and future appearances of the Refsdal supernova

25 Nov. 2015 — ann15088

MUSE Observations Enable Prediction of Once-in-a-lifetime Supernova Replay

ALMA expands its power into global interferometry

10 Nov. 2015 — ann15087

ALMA Links with Other Observatories to Create Earth-sized Virtual Telescope

Photo Nightscape Awards 2015

10 Nov. 2015 — ann15086

Winners of Photo Nightscape Award 2015 Announced

GROND image of the gamma-ray burst GRB 151027B

6 Nov. 2015 — ann15085

ESO Telescopes Observe Swift Satellite’s 1000th Gamma-ray Burst

Screenshot of ESOcast 78

4 Nov. 2015 — ann15084

ESOcast 78: Airglow Mystery

Ceremony Marks Excellent Progress With ESO Supernova Construction

29 Oct. 2015 — ann15083

Ceremony Marks Excellent Progress in Constructing ESO Supernova

Music for a Dying Star

27 Oct. 2015 — ann15082

Listen to the Music of a Dying Star

Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria

21 Oct. 2015 — ann15081

ESO Art & Science Residency Applications Open

ESO Astronomy Camp 2015

19 Oct. 2015 — ann15080

Winners of Third ESO Astronomy Camp Bursaries Announced

Screenshot of ESOcast 77

7 Oct. 2015 — ann15079

ESOcast 77: Mysterious Ripples Found Racing Through Planet-forming Disc

Early Morning on Paranal*

6 Oct. 2015 — ann15078

Astronomy Week at the Chilean ExpoMilan Pavilion

ALMA Exhibition Opens in Santiago

5 Oct. 2015 — ann15077

ALMA Exhibition Opens in Santiago

10 000th Free Image Uploaded to the ESO Image Archive

2 Oct. 2015 — ann15076

10 000th Free Image Published in the ESO Image Archive

Cover of CAPjournal issue 18

30 Sept. 2015 — ann15075

CAPjournal Issue 18 Now Available

Rock Star and Astrophysicist Brian May Visits Paranal

30 Sept. 2015 — ann15074

Rock Star and Astrophysicist Brian May Visits Paranal

Agreement Signed for METIS Instrument for E-ELT

28 Sept. 2015 — ann15073

Agreement Signed for METIS Instrument for E-ELT

2015 European Union Contest for Young Scientists

25 Sept. 2015 — ann15072

Winners of the 2015 European Union Contest for Young Scientists Announced

Screenshot of ESOcast 76

25 Sept. 2015 — ann15071

ESOcast 76: A Polarised View of Stellar Magnetism

Agreement signed to build HARMONI spectrograph for the E-ELT

23 Sept. 2015 — ann15070

Agreement Signed for E-ELT HARMONI Instrument

Cover of The Messenger No. 161

22 Sept. 2015 — ann15069

The Messenger No. 161 Now Available

MICADO agreement signed

18 Sept. 2015 — ann15068

Agreement Signed for MICADO Camera for E-ELT

Map of Chile showing location of the earthquake of 16 September 2015

17 Sept. 2015 — ann15067

Earthquake in Chile: No Casualties or Damage at ESO Sites

17 Sept. 2015 — ann15066

Science in School: Issue 33 now available

ALMA Residencia webcams

11 Sept. 2015 — ann15065

Live Webcams at the ALMA Residencia

ESO and ESA Directors General sign cooperation agreement

24 Aug. 2015 — ann15064

ESO and ESA Directors General Sign Cooperation Agreement

The cover of the 2016 ESO Calendar

20 Aug. 2015 — ann15063

ESO Calendar 2016 Now Available

Screenshot of ESOcast 75

20 Aug. 2015 — ann15062

ESOcast 75: ESO’s Top 10 Discoveries

GRAVITY: A powerful new probe of black holes

11 Aug. 2015 — ann15061

Powerful New Black Hole Probe Arrives at Paranal

Poland ratifies ESO membership and becomes fifteenth Member State

5 Aug. 2015 — ann15060

Poland Ratifies ESO Membership

Band 5 ALMA receiver

17 July 2015 — ann15059

ALMA Greatly Improves Capacity to Search for Water in Universe

The site of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array

16 July 2015 — ann15058

Paranal Observatory First Choice to Host World’s Largest Array of Gamma-ray Telescopes

Cover of Science in School 32 — Summer 2015

10 July 2015 — ann15057

Science in School: Issue 32 now available

The First E-ELT Instruments

10 July 2015 — ann15056

First Instruments for E-ELT Approved

ESO signs contract with Reosc for E-ELT M4 shell mirrors

8 July 2015 — ann15055

ESO Signs Contract for Deformable Shell Mirrors for E-ELT

7 July 2015 — ann15054

Catch a Star 2015 Contest Winners Announced

Cover of The Messenger No. 160

7 July 2015 — ann15053

The Messenger No. 160 Now Available

Cover of the ALMA radioastronomy manual

6 July 2015 — ann15052

ALMA Material for Teachers

A strong showing at Paranal

3 July 2015 — ann15051

Chilean Industry Day in Antofagasta

Cover of CAPjournal issue 17

30 June 2015 — ann15050

CAPjournal Issue 17 Now Available

The 2013 ESO Industry Day in Warsaw, Poland

29 June 2015 — ann15049

Invitation to Polish Industry Day in Warsaw

Art exhibit at ALMA

26 June 2015 — ann15048

Artistic Apparition at ALMA

Professor Michel Mayor, winner of the 2015 Kyoto Prize

25 June 2015 — ann15047

Astrophysicist Michel Mayor Receives Kyoto Prize

Open House Day 2014

22 June 2015 — ann15046

Programme for The Long Night of Science 2015 Available

Contract signed for final design and construction of largest adaptive mirror unit in the world

19 June 2015 — ann15045

Contract Signed for Final Design and Construction of Largest Adaptive Mirror Unit in the World

Cover of the Annual Report 2014

16 June 2015 — ann15044

ESO Annual Report 2014 Now Available

AstroCamera astrophotography competition

15 June 2015 — ann15043

AstroCamera 2015 Winners Announced

RAPID: A High-speed Infrared Detector

15 June 2015 — ann15042

Revolutionary New High-speed Infrared Detector Sees First Light

The MUSE instrument on the VLT: equipped with 24 continuous flow cooling systems

9 June 2015 — ann15041

ESO Signs Technology Transfer Licence Agreement for Cooling System

"From Earth to the Universe" Movie Poster

9 June 2015 — ann15040

First Free Downloadable Planetarium Show

Screenshot of the Chilean President Michelle Bachelet video conference with Paranal Observatory from Expo Milano 2015

8 June 2015 — ann15039

ESO at Expo Milano 2015

ESO Astronomy Camp 2015

25 May 2015 — ann15038

Third ESO Astronomy Camp for Secondary School Students

Laser frequency comb installed on HARPS

22 May 2015 — ann15037

HARPS Laser Frequency Comb Commissioned

Open House Day 2015

20 May 2015 — ann15036

Open House at ESO for the Long Night of Science

Breakdown of ALMA Cycle 3 proposals by category

8 May 2015 — ann15035

ALMA Cycle 3 Call for Proposals Attracts Record Number of Proposals

First light of new laser on Adaptive Optics Facility at Paranal

8 May 2015 — ann15034

First Light of New Laser at Paranal

ESO’s Director General meets EAO Directors

4 May 2015 — ann15033

ESO and East Asian Observatory Meet for First Time

Screenshot of ESOcast 74

30 April 2015 — ann15032

ESOcast 74: Mapping the Southern Skies

Julien Milli, first recipient of the Olivier Chesneau Prize

29 April 2015 — ann15031

2015 Olivier Chesneau Prize Awarded to Julien Milli

The Moon sets over Paranal

27 April 2015 — ann15030

Funding Opportunities in Chile (Anuncio de Oportunidades)

ALMA image of the gravitationally lensed galaxy SDP.81.

7 April 2015 — ann15028

ALMA at Full Stretch Yields Spectacular Images

Donor of the planetarium and visitor centre

31 March 2015 — ann15029

Klaus Tschira, 1940–2015

360-degree panorama of the ESO Headquarters

27 March 2015 — ann15027

Spanish Industry Day at ESO

26 March 2015 — ann15026

ESO Now Delivers Videos and Fulldome Material Faster

Extreme weather at ALMA 27.2.2015

25 March 2015 — ann15025

Storm Affecting the North-Central Chile

Cover of The Messenger No. 159

24 March 2015 — ann15024

The Messenger No. 159 Now Available

Girls' Day Event at ESO Headquarters in 2014

19 March 2015 — ann15023

Girls’ Day Event at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany

Screenshot of ESOcast 73

19 March 2015 — ann15022

ESOcast 73 — Your ESO Pictures

Artist María Ignacia Edwards in her studio

17 March 2015 — ann15021

Winner of ESO Art & Science Residency Announced

The ALMA Operations Support Facility

17 March 2015 — ann15020

ALMA Opens For Public Visits

Cover of Science in School 31 — Spring 2015

13 March 2015 — ann15019

Science in School: Issue 31 now available

The constellation of Cassiopeia over a thunderstorm

11 March 2015 — ann15018

Astrocamera 2015 Competition Open for Entries

Photo Nightscape Awards 2015

6 March 2015 — ann15017

Win a Trip to Paranal with the Photo Nightscape Awards 2015

Information event at the Garching Forschungscampus

6 March 2015 — ann15016

Discover the ESO Supernova

ALMA Performs Its First Very Long Baseline Observations

5 March 2015 — ann15015

ALMA Performs Its First Very Long Baseline Observations

Number of papers published using observational data from different observatories

5 March 2015 — ann15014

ESO Remains World’s Most Productive Ground-based Observatory

Unveiling ceremony for plaque commemorating the signing of the Leiden Statement

4 March 2015 — ann15013

Plaque Commemorating Leiden Statement Unveiled

MUSE goes beyond Hubble in the Hubble Deep Field South

26 Feb. 2015 — ann15012

ESOcast 72: Looking Deeply into the Universe in 3D

Artist’s impression of ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre

24 Feb. 2015 — ann15011

Groundbreaking Ceremony for ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre

Testing laser guide star systems on Tenerife

10 Feb. 2015 — ann15010

First Light for Laser Guide Star Technology Collaboration

ESO’s Facebook page welcomes its 100 000th friend

10 Feb. 2015 — ann15009

Thank You, 100 000 Facebook Friends!

The Gum 15 star formation region

4 Feb. 2015 — ann15008

Teacher Training on Stellar Evolution

Louise Mayor wins the 2014 European Astronomy Journalism Prize

2 Feb. 2015 — ann15007

2014 European Astronomy Journalism Prize Winner Announced

The new planetarium and visitor centre at ESO Headquarters

26 Jan. 2015 — ann15006

Media Advisory: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the ESO Supernova

New High-speed Fibre Optic Data Link to ALMA

20 Jan. 2015 — ann15005

New High-speed Fibre Optic Data Link to ALMA

ALMA Residencia: General View of the Array of Buildings

16 Jan. 2015 — ann15004

ALMA Residencia Construction to Start

E-ELT primary mirror prototype segment support systems

16 Jan. 2015 — ann15003

ESO Awards Contracts for E-ELT Primary Mirror Segment Support System Units

Screenshot of ESOcast 71

14 Jan. 2015 — ann15002

ESOcast 71: New Exoplanet-hunting Telescopes on Paranal

360-degree panorama of the ESO Headquarters

9 Jan. 2015 — ann15001

ESO Hosts Workshop on Public Awareness of Research Infrastructures

Cover of The Messenger No. 158

15 Dec. 2014 — ann14093

The Messenger No. 158 Now Available

Cover of CAPjournal issue 16

4 Dec. 2014 — ann14092

CAPjournal Issue 16 Now Available

Artist’s impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope

4 Dec. 2014 — ann14091

ESOcast 70 — Green Light for E-ELT Construction

Connect with ESO in your language

1 Dec. 2014 — ann14090

Connect with ESO in your Language

28 Nov. 2014 — ann14089

Catch a Star 2015 Contest Now Open

Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way

26 Nov. 2014 — ann14088

Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way

Tim de Zeeuw receives honorary degree from University of Padova

25 Nov. 2014 — ann14087

Tim de Zeeuw Receives Honorary Degree

Ulrike Kuchner and astronomical spectra

18 Nov. 2014 — ann14086

Astronomical Art in Santiago

ESO Astronomy Camp 2014 — Measuring the Universe

14 Nov. 2014 — ann14085

Winners of Second ESO Astronomy Camp Bursaries Announced

Members of the teams that won the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

11 Nov. 2014 — ann14084

ESO Staff Share 2015 Breakthrough Prize

Screenshot of ESOcast 69

6 Nov. 2014 — ann14083

ESOcast 69: Revolutionary ALMA Image Reveals Planetary Genesis

Screenshot of ESOcast 68

24 Oct. 2014 — ann14082

ESOcast 68: ESO Opens its Doors

Cover of ESO Calendar 2015

24 Oct. 2014 — ann14081

ESO Calendar 2015 Now Available

Screenshot of the new homepage

21 Oct. 2014 — ann14080

ESO Web Pages Redesigned

The winning entry of the 2014 Photo Nightscape Award

16 Oct. 2014 — ann14079

Winners of Photo Nightscape Award 2014 Announced

Olivier Chesneau Prize established

16 Oct. 2014 — ann14078

Olivier Chesneau Prize Established

Cover of Science in School 30 — Autumn 2014

14 Oct. 2014 — ann14077

Science in School: Issue 30 now available

Cover of The Messenger No. 157

9 Oct. 2014 — ann14076

The Messenger No. 157 Now Available

ESO Headquarters

8 Oct. 2014 — ann14075

Tools, best practices and methodologies for Technology Transfer

Reopening ceremony for ESO exhibition A Window to the Universe

8 Oct. 2014 — ann14074

ESO Exhibition A Window to the Universe Reopened in Antofagasta

Open House Day 2014

7 Oct. 2014 — ann14073

Programme: Open House Day 2014

24 August 2016 — eso1629a

ESOcast 87: Planet found around closest Star

Picture of the Week

The Future Began Here

12 September 2016 — potw1637

The Future Began Here

5 September 2016 — potw1636

Where Heaven and Earth Collide

29 August 2016 — potw1635

Where Heaven and Earth Collide

Comet Lovejoy Visits La Silla

22 August 2016 — potw1634

Comet Lovejoy Visits La Silla

Turbulent border

15 August 2016 — potw1633

Turbulent border

Squaring up to the sky

8 August 2016 — potw1632

Squaring up to the sky

1 August 2016 — potw1631

Deep View of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

25 July 2016 — potw1630

Deep View of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

Reflections of Paranal

18 July 2016 — potw1629

Reflections of Paranal

Milky Way Arching Over La Silla

11 July 2016 — potw1628

Milky Way Arching Over La Silla

Highlights

Proxima release

Portal to the Universe

ESOShop

The Very Large Telescope Snaps a Stellar Nursery and Celebrates Fifteen Years of Operations

The Very Large Telescope Snaps a Stellar Nursery and Celebrates Fifteen Years of Operations

Thor’s Helmet Nebula imaged on the occasion of ESO’s 50th Anniversary

Thor’s Helmet Nebula imaged on the occasion of ESO’s 50th Anniversary

VLT looks into The Eyes of the Virgin

VLT looks into The Eyes of the Virgin

A 340-million pixel starscape from Paranal

A 340-million pixel starscape from Paranal

The Helix Nebula*

The Helix Nebula*

The Centre of the Milky Way*

The Centre of the Milky Way*

The Horsehead Nebula*

The Horsehead Nebula*

A deep infrared view of the Orion Nebula from HAWK-I

A deep infrared view of the Orion Nebula from HAWK-I

Early Morning on Paranal*

Early Morning on Paranal*

ALMA and the centre of the Milky Way

ALMA and the centre of the Milky Way

The Carina Nebula imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope

The Carina Nebula imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope

A deep look at the strange galaxy Centaurus A

A deep look at the strange galaxy Centaurus A

ESO’s VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secrets

ESO’s VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secrets

VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri*

VST image of the giant globular cluster Omega Centauri*

VST image of the star-forming region Messier 17

VST image of the star-forming region Messier 17

Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion

Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion

2M1207b - First image of an exoplanet

2M1207b - First image of an exoplanet

The hidden fires of the Flame Nebula*

The hidden fires of the Flame Nebula*

Rare 360-degree Panorama of the Southern Sky*

Rare 360-degree Panorama of the Southern Sky*

The Milky Way panorama

The Milky Way panorama

The World’s Biggest Eye on the Sky

In search of our Cosmic Origins

The world’s most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory

ESO’s first observatory

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