The brilliant blue-white star lighting up the red nebula Sh2-46 hints at a dynamic and possibly fleeting encounter that could ...

NASA has released three new pieces of cosmic sound that are associated with the densest and darkest members of our universe: ...

In Chile's Atacama Desert, the European Southern Observatory is constructing the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), poised to ...

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

On a volcanic island under some of the darkest skies on Earth, I rediscovered the night sky and came home with a new view of our universe.

Captured by the VST, NGC 3640 reveals a turbulent history of cosmic cannibalism, but its current companion, NGC 3641, remains ...

Beneath Chile’s brilliant skies, the ELT grows—an engineering giant ready to capture the secrets of the universe with the ...

The exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b makes an unusual orbit around a pair of brown dwarfs, objects bigger than gas-giant planets but ...

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries — and decide when ...

La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory, an intergovernmental research organization made up of 16 ...

With its warm climate, comparatively affordable living and rich culture, Portugal has long appealed to visitors, whether it's ...