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

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.

Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...

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 ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed image of a galaxy of its kind ever seen. The “incredibly detailed” picture shows parts of the Sculptor Galaxy that have never been seen before. Scientists ...

Now, astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope have spotted what they think is a planet in the midst of being born.

European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope took photos a rare supernova roughly 300 years after it happened ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.

It is nearly four times larger than the largest operational reflecting telescopes in the world. The Europeans are in a contest, of sorts, with other very large telescope construction projects.

Next-Generation Very Large Array Will Spot Baby Solar Systems—If It’s Funded A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets ...

A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets the funding it needs ...