The star cluster NGC 371 appears in this new image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The spectacular star-forming Carina Nebula has been captured in great detail by the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO’s ...

Billions of light years away in a remote part of the universe, two neutron stars – the ultradense remnants of dead stars – collided. The catastropic cosmic event sent light and particles, including a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Milky Way shines over ...

On a high desert plateau in Chile, a massive structure is taking shape. The dome of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is ...

Could a vagabond giant from the outermost regions of interstellar space be poised on the cusp of sweeping by our cosmic doorstep? Astronomers say yes and they have the data to support it. Using the ...

Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope study faint brown dwarfs in the RCW 36 nebula to understand substellar populations and the initial mass function in a young massive cluster.

The image to the left, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows a possible planet being born around the young star HD 135344B. This star, located around 440 light-years away, is surrounded ...

This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5. Astronomers studying the night sky from the Southern Hemisphere have uncovered a supernova — the ...

It's a reminder of why preserving pristine night skies remains essential for both astronomy and human wonder. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A white dwarf star in the Large Magellanic Cloud exploded twice in a double-detonation supernova. Credit: ESO / Priyam Das et al. / Hubble / K. Noll et al. Astronomers have finally caught a dying star ...

Oct. 2 (UPI) --The Paranal Observatory, one of the world's most important for astronomers, faces a major risk of providing clear images because of a proposed green hydrogen and ammonia plant planned ...

The Very Large Telescope in Chile has found, for the first time, an infant planet nestled in spiral arms of dust around a distant sun-like star. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...