Zooming into a star that detonated twice In volo verso TYC 8998-760-1 The interior of ExTrA La Silla after sunset time-lapse
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) The Hot and Energetic Universe Virtual Reality Zoom su RCW 38 Prima luce per MATISSE
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 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
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 Zoom sull'ammasso di galassie della Fornace STS-135 fulldome towback STS-135 fulldome rollover
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 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
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 Distant star-forming galaxies in the early Universe (zoom) Fox on Cerro Paranal Zoom in onto the stellar black hole NGC 300 X-1
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 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
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 Cactus at ALMA VLT VISIR The X-Ray Universe Virtual Reality
Zoom sulla galassia nana di Kinman 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
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 An unusual view of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope Rappresentazione artistica dell'esopianeta 51 Pegasi b Primo piano della nebulosa oscura LDN 483
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 Zooming in on the star formation region NGC 3324 Zooming on ALMA’s view of the Antennae Galaxies Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression)
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 Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression)
Zooming in on the Sun-like star HD 10180 "Physics on Stage" trailer Travel to 2M1510 (AB) b, a planet in a perpendicular orbit around two brown dwarfs Animation of 2M1510 (AB) b’s polar orbit around two brown dwarfs
Zooming in on the Sun-like star HD 10180 "Physics on Stage" trailer Travel to 2M1510 (AB) b, a planet in a perpendicular orbit around two brown dwarfs Animation of 2M1510 (AB) b’s polar 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
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 - Planetary loop (German version) Didactic sequence - Seasons Didactic sequence - Seasons (German version)
Didactic sequence - Planetary loop 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
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 The VLT at Dusk Moonrise at Paranal Animazione della veduta della cometa 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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 Panning across the Large Magellanic Cloud Paranal nightfall Fulldome supernovae
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 The Planets — Expedition into the Solar System ATTRACT Mars: The Red Planet Virtual Reality
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 3 (a tutta cupola) 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) Panoramica di RCW 38
In orbita intorno a un buco nero, nei pressi dell'orizzonte degli eventi 3 (a tutta cupola) 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) 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
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 La luce che attraversa l'atmosfera di WASP-19b Animazione tridimensionale di Antares Visualizzazione di una galassia durante il processo di rimozione del gas
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 Rappresentazione artistica del pianeta in orbita intorno a Proxima Centauri "From Earth to the Universe" — Earth "From Earth to the Universe" — Europa and Io
Stelle artificiali sopra Paranal Rappresentazione artistica del pianeta in orbita intorno a Proxima Centauri "From Earth to the Universe" — Earth "From Earth to the Universe" — Europa and Io
"From Earth to the Universe" — Neptune "From Earth to the Universe" — Saturn "From Earth to the Universe" — Pluto "From Earth to the Universe" — Kuiper belt objects (KBO)
"From Earth to the Universe" — Neptune "From Earth to the Universe" — Saturn "From Earth to the Universe" — Pluto "From Earth to the Universe" — Kuiper belt objects (KBO)
"From Earth to the Universe" — Hubble Deep Field "From Earth to the Universe" — ISS Cupola "From Earth to the Universe" — Earth from the JEM Window "From Earth to the Universe" — Sunspots
"From Earth to the Universe" — Hubble Deep Field "From Earth to the Universe" — ISS Cupola "From Earth to the Universe" — Earth from the JEM Window "From Earth to the Universe" — Sunspots
"From Earth to the Universe" — The Sun "From Earth to the Universe" — Space Shuttle Discovery in Space "From Earth to the Universe" — NGC 7006 Cluster "From Earth to the Universe" — Pleiades Cluster
"From Earth to the Universe" — The Sun "From Earth to the Universe" — Space Shuttle Discovery in Space "From Earth to the Universe" — NGC 7006 Cluster "From Earth to the Universe" — Pleiades Cluster
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