Sequenza video time-lapse del cercatore di pianeti ExTrA a La Silla Aloni brillanti intorno a quasar remoti Stelle variabili di tipo RR Lyrae Dissolvenza tra le immagini in luce visibile e in luce infrarossa della Nebulosa di Orione.
Sequenza video time-lapse del cercatore di pianeti ExTrA a La Silla Aloni brillanti intorno a quasar remoti Stelle variabili di tipo RR Lyrae Dissolvenza tra le immagini in luce visibile e in luce infrarossa della Nebulosa di Orione.
Uno sguardo da vicino all'immagine ATLASGAL del piano della Via Lattea Confronto della zone centrali della Via Lattea a diverse lunghezze d'onda Rappresentazione artistica del sistema stellare doppio GG Tauri-A Uno sguardo da vicino alla galassia del Triangolo
Uno sguardo da vicino all'immagine ATLASGAL del piano della Via Lattea Confronto della zone centrali della Via Lattea a diverse lunghezze d'onda Rappresentazione artistica del sistema stellare doppio GG Tauri-A Uno sguardo da vicino alla galassia del Triangolo
Zoom sulla galassia del Triangolo Rappresentazione artistica del quasar 3C 279 Zooming in on the Running Chicken Nebula European ALMA antenna brings total on Chajnantor to 16 (time-lapse)
Zoom sulla galassia del Triangolo Rappresentazione artistica del quasar 3C 279 Zooming in on the Running Chicken Nebula European ALMA antenna brings total on Chajnantor to 16 (time-lapse)
Zooming in on the cluster and nebula NGC 371 Fox on Cerro Paranal Interferometry 1 Zooming into a star that detonated twice
Zooming in on the cluster and nebula NGC 371 Fox on Cerro Paranal Interferometry 1 Zooming into a star that detonated twice
In volo verso TYC 8998-760-1 The interior of ExTrA La Silla after sunset time-lapse Simulazione di un buco nero supermassiccio (VR)
In volo verso TYC 8998-760-1 The interior of ExTrA La Silla after sunset time-lapse Simulazione di un buco nero supermassiccio (VR)
The Hot and Energetic Universe Virtual Reality Zoom su RCW 38 Prima luce per MATISSE Zoom sulla regione di formazione stellare Lupus 3
The Hot and Energetic Universe Virtual Reality Zoom su RCW 38 Prima luce per MATISSE Zoom sulla regione di formazione stellare Lupus 3
Confronto delle vedute di ALMA e del VLT di un evento esplosivo in Orione Zoom sulla giovane galassia polverosa A2744_YD4 Zoom sulla galassia vista di taglio NGC 1055 Conferenza stampa al Quartier Generale dell'ESO
Confronto delle vedute di ALMA e del VLT di un evento esplosivo in Orione Zoom sulla giovane galassia polverosa A2744_YD4 Zoom sulla galassia vista di taglio NGC 1055 Conferenza stampa al Quartier Generale dell'ESO
Zoom sull'ammasso di galassie della Fornace STS-135 fulldome towback STS-135 fulldome rollover STS-135 fulldome rollout
Zoom sull'ammasso di galassie della Fornace STS-135 fulldome towback STS-135 fulldome rollover STS-135 fulldome rollout
Visualizzazione 3D dei Pilastri della Creazione Panoramica del variopinto ammasso stellare NGC 3532 Simulazione di una nube di gas dilaniata dal buco nero al centro della Via Lattea Fox on Cerro Paranal
Visualizzazione 3D dei Pilastri della Creazione Panoramica del variopinto ammasso stellare NGC 3532 Simulazione di una nube di gas dilaniata dal buco nero al centro della Via Lattea Fox on Cerro Paranal
Distant star-forming galaxies in the early Universe (zoom) Fox on Cerro Paranal Zoom in onto the stellar black hole NGC 300 X-1 3D Animation of the Helix Nebula
Distant star-forming galaxies in the early Universe (zoom) Fox on Cerro Paranal Zoom in onto the stellar black hole NGC 300 X-1 3D Animation of the Helix Nebula
Near Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 observed with the VLT Near Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 observed with the VLT 42 asteroids in our Solar System and their orbits Zoom sulla galassia nana di Kinman
Near Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 observed with the VLT Near Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 observed with the VLT 42 asteroids in our Solar System and their orbits Zoom sulla galassia nana di Kinman
Cactus at ALMA VLT VISIR The X-Ray Universe Virtual Reality Zoom sulla Nebulosa Tarantola
Cactus at ALMA VLT VISIR The X-Ray Universe Virtual Reality Zoom sulla Nebulosa Tarantola
Zoom sulla Nebulosa Saturno The New Technology Telescope turns in La Silla A night of stargazing at the New Technology Telescope Thermal radiation
Zoom sulla Nebulosa Saturno The New Technology Telescope turns in La Silla A night of stargazing at the New Technology Telescope Thermal radiation
An unusual view of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope Rappresentazione artistica dell'esopianeta 51 Pegasi b Primo piano della nebulosa oscura LDN 483 TV spot for the 3D production Hidden Universe
An unusual view of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope Rappresentazione artistica dell'esopianeta 51 Pegasi b Primo piano della nebulosa oscura LDN 483 TV spot for the 3D production Hidden Universe
Zooming in on the star formation region NGC 3324 Zooming on ALMA’s view of the Antennae Galaxies Zooming in on the Sun-like star HD 10180 Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression)
Zooming in on the star formation region NGC 3324 Zooming on ALMA’s view of the Antennae Galaxies Zooming in on the Sun-like star HD 10180 Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression)
"Physics on Stage" trailer Animation of 2M1510 (AB) b’s polar orbit around two brown dwarfs Travel to 2M1510 (AB) b, a planet in a perpendicular orbit around two brown dwarfs International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024 (Spanish subtitles)
"Physics on Stage" trailer Animation of 2M1510 (AB) b’s polar orbit around two brown dwarfs Travel to 2M1510 (AB) b, a planet in a perpendicular orbit around two brown dwarfs International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024 (Spanish subtitles)
Didactic sequence - Solar eclipse landscape Didactic sequence - Phases of the Moon (German version) Didactic sequence - Phases of the Moon Didactic sequence - Planetary loop
Didactic sequence - Solar eclipse landscape Didactic sequence - Phases of the Moon (German version) Didactic sequence - Phases of the Moon Didactic sequence - Planetary loop
Didactic sequence - Planetary loop (German version) Didactic sequence - Seasons Didactic sequence - Seasons (German version) Didactic sequence - Solar eclipse
Didactic sequence - Planetary loop (German version) Didactic sequence - Seasons Didactic sequence - Seasons (German version) Didactic sequence - Solar eclipse
Didactic sequence - Solar eclipse (German version) Didactic sequence - Lunar-eclipse (German version) Didactic sequence - Lunar-eclipse Teamwork makes the dream work at the VLT
Didactic sequence - Solar eclipse (German version) Didactic sequence - Lunar-eclipse (German version) Didactic sequence - Lunar-eclipse Teamwork makes the dream work at the VLT
The VLT at Dusk Moonrise at Paranal Animazione della veduta della cometa 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko The Milky Way’s central region in visible light and near-infrared
The VLT at Dusk Moonrise at Paranal Animazione della veduta della cometa 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko The Milky Way’s central region in visible light and near-infrared
Panning across the Large Magellanic Cloud Paranal nightfall Fulldome supernovae Simulazioni magnetoidrodinamiche di un buco nero
Panning across the Large Magellanic Cloud Paranal nightfall Fulldome supernovae Simulazioni magnetoidrodinamiche di un buco nero
The Planets — Expedition into the Solar System ATTRACT Mars: The Red Planet Virtual Reality In orbita intorno a un buco nero, nei pressi dell'orizzonte degli eventi (a tutta cupola)
The Planets — Expedition into the Solar System ATTRACT Mars: The Red Planet Virtual Reality In orbita intorno a un buco nero, nei pressi dell'orizzonte degli eventi (a tutta cupola)
In orbita intorno a un buco nero, nei pressi dell'orizzonte degli eventi 2 (a tutta cupola) In orbita intorno a un buco nero, nei pressi dell'orizzonte degli eventi 3 (a tutta cupola) Panoramica di RCW 38 L’ombra della Luna
In orbita intorno a un buco nero, nei pressi dell'orizzonte degli eventi 2 (a tutta cupola) In orbita intorno a un buco nero, nei pressi dell'orizzonte degli eventi 3 (a tutta cupola) Panoramica di RCW 38 L’ombra della Luna
Panoramica della ricca regione di cielo intorno alla Nebulosa Tarantola nella Grande Nube di Magellano Panoramica di Sharpless 29 ottenuta dal VST Zoom sulla regione di formazione stellare Sharpless 29 In volo dalla Terra fino alla stella WASP-19 nella costellazione della Vela
Panoramica della ricca regione di cielo intorno alla Nebulosa Tarantola nella Grande Nube di Magellano Panoramica di Sharpless 29 ottenuta dal VST Zoom sulla regione di formazione stellare Sharpless 29 In volo dalla Terra fino alla stella WASP-19 nella costellazione della Vela
La luce che attraversa l'atmosfera di WASP-19b Animazione tridimensionale di Antares Visualizzazione di una galassia durante il processo di rimozione del gas Stelle artificiali sopra Paranal
La luce che attraversa l'atmosfera di WASP-19b Animazione tridimensionale di Antares Visualizzazione di una galassia durante il processo di rimozione del gas Stelle artificiali sopra Paranal
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