The VLT is equipped with large mirrors and heightened sensitivity, which allows astronomers to see fainter objects farther into space. Located atop Cerro Paranal, an 8,645-foot-high (2,635 m) mountain ...

The Moon’s size on the horizon has puzzled humans for millennia. Despite ancient philosophers and modern scientists tackling ...

"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.

An exoplanet located around 900 light-years away from us is known for its extreme conditions. It’s so hot that it […] ...

Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile's Atacama Desert. With its oversized mirrors, dual spectrographs, and infrared instruments, the VLT is one of the most powerful ground-based telescopes used to ...

An curved arrow pointing right. On April 26, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope achieved “first light” on its new optics system, shooting four lasers into the sky for ...

The Very Large Telescope (VLT), EU, Chile, four units of 8.1 meters each Keck Telescope, the United States, Hawaii, two units of 10 meters each The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), the United ...

Federal President Steinmeier visits Chile's observatories threatened by industrial pollution, emphasizing the need for ...

An upgrade is currently being installed at the VLT with Gravity+, which is also being developed ... In a press address, he emphasized the importance of the observatory for cooperation between Chile ...