On October 18, 2025, the European Southern Observatory 's (ESO) 4MOST (4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope) ...

A pair of stars orbiting one another has been found near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* using the European ...

Rogue planets do not orbit around a star, but instead wander through the galaxy aimlessly. NASA estimates there are billions ...

Garching bei München, Germany -- The Council of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has appointed Andreas Kaufer to be ...

On October 18, 2025, the 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, installed on the VISTA telescope at ...

A powerful new telescope has captured its first glimpse of the cosmos, and could transform our understanding of how stars, ...

Comet3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar visitor to enter our Solar System, has astonished astronomers after erupting ...

A viral photo claiming to show interstellar object 3I/ATLAS over Argentina has gone global — but astronomers say it's almost ...

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are part of a UK-wide team of astronomers leading a new study to unlock the ...

Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our vision out into the cosmos.

The positions in the table below reflect the European Southern Observatory (ESO)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position ...

On. Oct. 5, 1962, the European Southern Observatory was born! The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is an intergovernmental research organization made up of 16 nations that work together to study ...