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

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

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

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

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of two dying stars wreathed in a spiral of dust.The highly rare star system is located some 8,000 light-years from Earth, within our ...

The search for Earth-like planets just got a major upgrade: The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile successfully integrated the light from all four of its 8.2-meter ...

Astronomers believe they have captured an image of a planet in the act of forming, something that has never before been ...

The Very Large Telescope spots a spooky skull nebula Just in time for Halloween, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released an image of a spooky structure known as the Skull Nebula.

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

This image, taken with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the nearby galaxy NGC 4254. NGC 4254 is a grand-design spiral galaxy located ...

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 ...

The Extremely Large Telescope is set to be even more powerful than its predecessor, the Very Large Telescope. Like the Very Large Telescope, the new telescope is an optical reflecting telescope ...