 |
 |
 |
 |
| Can we actually see exoplanets? | Witnessing the dawn of a new solar system | Chasing Starlight | First visual proof of a star destroyed by pair of explosions | ESO News | Planetary defence 101: tracking dangerous asteroids |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| How massive can black holes get? | Taking super sharp astronomical images with adaptive optics | A planet in a perpendicular orbit around two brown dwarfs | ESO News | Oxygen discovered in most distant galaxy |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ESO News | First 3D observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere | Look into the stunning RCW 38 star cluster | The star that should have exploded already: T Coronae Borealis | Venti supersonici estremi impazzano su WASP-127b | Notizie dell'ESO |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| First ever binary star found near Sgr A* | ESO News | How are astronomical illustrations made? | First zoomed-in picture of an extragalactic star | ESO News | Are colours in astronomical images real? |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The fate of stars like the Sun | Most distant rotating galaxy yet is a space oddity | ESO News | New planet discovered orbiting closest single star to our Sun | ESO News | Sharpest ground observations ever | ESO Chasing Starlight |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Shielding the Extremely Large Telescope from the Atacama Desert | How did the Earth form? | How we protect telescopes from earthquakes | The largest telescope dome ever built | Chasing Starlight 10 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Record-breaking stellar black hole found nearby | ESO News | Clash of stars solves stellar mystery | ESO News | From black holes to proto-planets: ALMA's top discoveries | Chasing Starlight 9 | A new view of our black hole | ESO News |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Survey reveals secrets of planet birth around dozens of stars | ESOcast Light | New link found between water and planet formation | ESOcast Light | Metal scar found on cannibal star | ESOcast Light | Astronomers identify record-breaking quasar | ESOcast Light |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Come to the Dark Side, we have stars | Chasing Starlight 8 | Le supernove danno origine a buchi neri o stelle di neutroni (ESOcast 269 in pillole) | Stellar disc discovered in another galaxy! (ESOCast 268 Light) | What is ESO? |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Il campo magnetico galattico più lontano di sempre | I telescopi dell'ESO aiutano a svelare l'enigma di una pulsar (ESOcast in pillole 266) | Mysterious Neptune Dark Spot Detected from Earth (ESOcast 265 Light) | Un nuovo tipo di stella fornisce indizi sulle origini delle magnetar (ESOcast 264 in pillole) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Does this planet have a “sibling” sharing the same orbit? (ESOcast 263 Light) | Hidden views of vast stellar nurseries (ESOcast 262 Light) | Observing the ashes of the first stars (ESOcast 261 Light) | First image of a black hole expelling a powerful jet (ESOcast 260 Light) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Witnessing the Birth of a Distant Cluster of Galaxies (ESOcast Light 259) | The Missing Link for Water in the Solar System (ESOcast 258 Light) | Heaviest Element yet Detected in an Exoplanet Atmosphere (ESOcast 257 Light) | Hot Gas Bubble Swirling Around our Supermassive Black Hole (ESOcast 256 Light) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| La "polizia dei buchi neri" scopre un buco nero extragalattico (ESOcast "in pillole" 255) | Cosa serve per produrre l'immagine di un buco nero | Micronove: un nuovo tipo di esplosione stellare (ESOcast 254 in pillole) | La più grande molecola mai identificata finora in un disco di formazione planetaria. (ESOcast 253 in pillole) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Il buco nero più vicino.. o nessun buco nero? (ESOcast 252) | Come scoprire un buco nero in un'immensa nube di polvere (ESOcast in pillole 251) | Un vicino di casa, pianeta ultraleggero (ESOcast in pillole 250) | Scoperti molti pianeti orfani (ESOcast "in pillole" 249) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Guardate le stelle mentre orbitano intorno al buco nero al centro della Via Lattea (ESOcast in pillole 248) | In "volo" verso b Centauri | Un pianeta inatteso intorno a una coppia di stelle estrema (ESOcast in pillole 247) | Buchi neri supermassicci in rotta di collisione (ESOcast 246 in pillole) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Black Hole Discovered in Galaxy Next Door (ESOcast 245 Light) | Finding the stars that help with our dental health (ESOcast 244 Light) | Meet 42 Asteroids in Our Solar System (ESOcast 243 Light) | A neighbouring planetary system reveals its secrets (ESOcast 242 Light) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Why Do We Even Need Big Telescopes? (ESOcast 241) | Peeking at a Distant Moon-Forming Disc (ESOcast Light 240) | Cosmic fireworks reveal newborn stars (ESOcast Light 239) | Who Turned off the Lights on Betelgeuse? (ESOcast 238 Light) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Testbed Asteroid Hunter Sees First Light (ESOcast 237 Light) | ESOcast 236 Light: First interstellar comet may be the most pristine ever found | ESOcast 235 "in pillole": gli astronomi mappano i campi magnetici ai confini di un buco nero | ESOcast 234 "in pillole": Scoperto il più distante quasar con potenti getti radio |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ESOcast 233 "in pillole": un sistema di sei esopianeti in moto ritmico | ESOcast 232 "in pillole": Stelle e Teschi | ESOcast 231 "in pillole": Morte per spaghettificazione | ESOcast230 "in pillole": Trovato su Venere un possibile indicatore della presenza di vita |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ESOcast 229 "in pillole": un disco di formazione stellare distrutto dalle tre stelle centrali | ESOcast 228 “in pillole”: ALMA vede la sosia più lontana della Via Lattea | ESOcast 227 Light: Stunning Space Butterfly Captured by ESO Telescope | ESOcast 226 "in pillole": La prima immagine di un sistema multi-pianeta intorno a una stella simile al Sole |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ESOcast 225 "in pillole": un telescopio dell'ESO cattura la scomparsa di una stella massiccia | ESOcast 224: I primi visitatori interstellari del Sistema Solare | ESOcast Light 223: Hot Stars are Plagued by Giant Magnetic Spots | ESOcast 222: Dieci paradossi affascinanti sull'Universo |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ESOcast 221 "in pillole": Un telescopio dell'ESO vede i segni della nascita di un pianeta | ESOcast 220 Light: Closest Black Hole to Earth Found | ESOcast 219 Light: Star Dance Around Supermassive Black Hole | ESO astronomia da casa |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ESOcast 218: Gli esopianeti più strani | ESOcast 217 “in pillole”: un telescopio dell’ESO cattura l'affievolimento della superficie di Betelgeuse | ESOcast 216 "in pillole": ALMA coglie lo spettacolare risultato di una lotta stellare | ESOcast 215 "in pillole": rivelata tra le stelle la traccia di uno dei mattoni della vita |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ESOcast 214 "in pillole": Il ppasto del buco nero all'alba cosmica | ESOcast 213 Light: Stunning stars in the Milky Way central region | ESOcast 212 Light: First Giant Planet around White Dwarf Found | ESOcast 211 "in pillole": Un telescopio dell'ESO rivela quello che potrebbe essere il pianeta nano più piccolo del Sistema Solare |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ESOcast 210 "in pillole": la prima identificazione di un elemeno pesante prodotto dalla collisione di due stelle di neutroni | ESOcast 209: Divulgazione e scienza durante l'Eclissi solare totale a La Silla | ESOcast 208 "in pillole": un pretzel cosmico (4K UHD) | ESOcast 207 "in pillole": Un enigmatico lampo radio illumina il tranquillo alone di una galassia (4k UHD) |
Our use of Cookies
We use cookies that are essential for accessing our websites and using our services. We also use cookies to analyse, measure and improve our websites’ performance, to enable content sharing via social media and to display media content hosted on third-party platforms.
ESO Cookies Policy
The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) is the pre-eminent intergovernmental science and technology organisation in astronomy. It carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities for astronomy.
This Cookies Policy is intended to provide clarity by outlining the cookies used on the ESO public websites, their functions, the options you have for controlling them, and the ways you can contact us for additional details.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device by websites you visit. They serve various purposes, such as remembering login credentials and preferences and enhance your browsing experience.
Categories of cookies we use
Essential cookies (always active): These cookies are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of our website. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate correctly, and certain services, such as logging in or accessing secure areas, may not be available; because they are essential for the website’s operation, they cannot be disabled.
Functional Cookies: These cookies enhance your browsing experience by enabling additional features and personalization, such as remembering your preferences and settings. While not strictly necessary for the website to function, they improve usability and convenience; these cookies are only placed if you provide your consent.
Analytics cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors interact with our website, such as which pages are visited most often and how users navigate the site. This data helps us improve website performance, optimize content, and enhance the user experience; these cookies are only placed if you provide your consent. We use the following analytics cookies.
Matomo Cookies:
This website uses Matomo (formerly Piwik), an open source software which enables the statistical analysis of website visits. Matomo uses cookies (text files) which are saved on your computer and which allow us to analyze how you use our website. The website user information generated by the cookies will only be saved on the servers of our IT Department. We use this information to analyze www.eso.org visits and to prepare reports on website activities. These data will not be disclosed to third parties.
On behalf of ESO, Matomo will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Matomo cookies settings:
Additional Third-party cookies on ESO websites: some of our pages display content from external providers, e.g. YouTube.
Such third-party services are outside of ESO control and may, at any time, change their terms of service, use of cookies, etc.
YouTube: Some videos on the ESO website are embedded from ESO’s official YouTube channel. We have enabled YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode, meaning that no cookies are set unless the user actively clicks on the video to play it. Additionally, in this mode, YouTube does not store any personally identifiable cookie data for embedded video playbacks. For more details, please refer to YouTube’s embedding videos information page.
Cookies can also be classified based on the following elements.
Regarding the domain, there are:
- First-party cookies, set by the website you are currently visiting. They are stored by the same domain that you are browsing and are used to enhance your experience on that site;
- Third-party cookies, set by a domain other than the one you are currently visiting.
As for their duration, cookies can be:
- Browser-session cookies, which are deleted when the user closes the browser;
- Stored cookies, which stay on the user's device for a predetermined period of time.
How to manage cookies
Cookie settings: You can modify your cookie choices for the ESO webpages at any time by clicking on the link Cookie settings at the bottom of any page.
In your browser: If you wish to delete cookies or instruct your browser to delete or block cookies by default, please visit the help pages of your browser:
Please be aware that if you delete or decline cookies, certain functionalities of our website may be not be available and your browsing experience may be affected.
You can set most browsers to prevent any cookies being placed on your device, but you may then have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site/page. And some services and functionalities may not work properly at all (e.g. profile logging-in, shop check out).
Updates to the ESO Cookies Policy
The ESO Cookies Policy may be subject to future updates, which will be made available on this page.
Additional information
For any queries related to cookies, please contact: pdprATesoDOTorg.
As ESO public webpages are managed by our Department of Communication, your questions will be dealt with the support of the said Department.