The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is one of the most powerful ground-based astronomical tools on the planet. Despite its name ...

Astronomers may have captured the rare moment of a planet forming around a young star, HD 135344B, 440 light-years away. Using the powerful ERIS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, they spotted ...

Astronomers have likely witnessed a planet forming in real time, seen inside a spiral arm of the HD 135344B protoplanetary ...

The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks like a home satellite dish on steroids. When the antennas are pointed ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.

The Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured a "violent cosmic collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense radiation," ...

The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to its growing list.

New images from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Paranal Observatory suggest that the galaxy, known as NGC 3640, may soon merge with a smaller galactic ...

The spiral galaxy M83 is captured face-on, providing a clear view of its full structure. Chandra's X-ray data reveals ...

Astronomers may have caught a still-forming planet in action, carving out an intricate pattern in the gas and dust that ...

The plains house the aptly named Very Large Array (VLA)—a radio telescope made of 27 different antennas, each of which looks like a home satellite dish on steroids. When the antennas are pointed ...