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ESO Captures Clear Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Using VLT
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope has captured the clearest images so far of comet 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar visitor first spotted on July 1, 2025. Identified by its hyperbolic orbit, the comet is only the third interstellar object recorded passing through our solar system. The VLT’s deep image and timelapse confirm it is...
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Hubble Observations Give Forgotten Globular Cluster Its Moment to Shine
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled ESO 591-12, a long-overlooked globular cluster glittering with multicolored stars. Captured during a survey of missing clusters, this image provides new insight into stellar evolution and the early Milky Way. It marks a vital step in resolving the structure and origin of ancient star systems hidden withi...
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Astronomers Discover Likely Site Of New Gas Giant Planet In Formation
The astronomers now hope to be able to take an actual image of the young planet using the sensitivity of JWST.
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World’s Largest Telescope Dome Complete in Chile’s Atacama Desert
The construction of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in Chile's Atacama Desert has reached a significant milestone with the completion of its dome's frame. The ELT, which will be the world’s largest visible- and infrared-light telescope, is being developed by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The dome, measuring 305 feet in diameter and...
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Binary Star System D9 Found Orbiting Sagittarius A* Near Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have detected a young binary star system, D9, orbiting Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's centre. This challenges previous assumptions about star survival near intense gravitational forces. The discovery was made using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. Future research with advanced tel...
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James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Surprising Dust Formation Near Supermassive Black Hole
James Webb Space Telescope images have uncovered an unexpected dust formation around a supermassive black hole, showing that gas collisions, not black hole radiation, heat the dust. This breakthrough by Newcastle University’s team challenges existing theories and offers new perspectives on galaxy evolution.
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Australia Offers Legal Protection For International Students. See Details
Laws in Australia covered in the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) protect the rights of international students.
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European Space Agency Shares Incredible Image Of Cone Nebula In Deep Space
The photo of the nebula was clicked by the ESO's Very Large Telescope to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
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ESO Releases Image of Aftermath of Large Star's Explosive Death
The aftermath of a large star's explosive death is seen in an image released on Monday by the European Southern Observatory, showing immense filaments of brightly shining gas that was blasted into space during the supernova. Before exploding at the end of its life cycle, the star is believed to have had a mass at least eight times greater than our ...
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Scientists Confirm Type II Supernova in Cartwheel Galaxy. See Photo
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has captured an explosion occurring at the Cartwheel galaxy. The supernova, dubbed as SN2021afdx, has been identified as a Type II supernova.
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New Research Debunks Previous Finding on Earth’s Closest Black Hole, States It Doesn’t Exist
In 2020, a team of astronomers claimed to have identified the closest black hole to Earth. The findings were then challenged by other scientists.
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New Planet Discovered Orbiting Proxima Centauri, the Star Closest to Our Own Sun
The astronomers used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile to spot this exoplanet
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Astronomers Discover Planet 10 Times Bigger Than Jupiter, Orbiting Pair of Giant Stars
A giant planet, 10 times the size of Jupiter and orbiting a pair of massive stars, has been discovered using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.
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Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Holes Pair Closest to Earth
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have discovered two supermassive black holes located in the constellation Aquarius, which is about 89 million light-years away from Earth.
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Astronomers Discover Cosmic Cloud Bigger Than Milky Way Galaxy
A team of astronomers has discovered a huge cloud of hot, faintly glowing gas in space that is bigger than the Milky Way galaxy. They said that the cosmic gas cloud, the first of its kind, may have stripped from a galaxy. What they found most surprising was that the cloud has remained clumped together for hundreds of millions of years without dissi...
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ESO Captures Clear Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Using VLT
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope has captured the clearest images so far of comet 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar visitor first spotted on July 1, 2025. Identified by its hyperbolic orbit, the comet is only the third interstellar object recorded passing through our solar system. The VLT’s deep image and timelapse confirm it is...
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Hubble Observations Give Forgotten Globular Cluster Its Moment to Shine
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled ESO 591-12, a long-overlooked globular cluster glittering with multicolored stars. Captured during a survey of missing clusters, this image provides new insight into stellar evolution and the early Milky Way. It marks a vital step in resolving the structure and origin of ancient star systems hidden withi...
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Astronomers Discover Likely Site Of New Gas Giant Planet In Formation
The astronomers now hope to be able to take an actual image of the young planet using the sensitivity of JWST.
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World’s Largest Telescope Dome Complete in Chile’s Atacama Desert
The construction of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in Chile's Atacama Desert has reached a significant milestone with the completion of its dome's frame. The ELT, which will be the world’s largest visible- and infrared-light telescope, is being developed by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The dome, measuring 305 feet in diameter and...
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Binary Star System D9 Found Orbiting Sagittarius A* Near Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have detected a young binary star system, D9, orbiting Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's centre. This challenges previous assumptions about star survival near intense gravitational forces. The discovery was made using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. Future research with advanced tel...
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James Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Surprising Dust Formation Near Supermassive Black Hole
James Webb Space Telescope images have uncovered an unexpected dust formation around a supermassive black hole, showing that gas collisions, not black hole radiation, heat the dust. This breakthrough by Newcastle University’s team challenges existing theories and offers new perspectives on galaxy evolution.
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Australia Offers Legal Protection For International Students. See Details
Laws in Australia covered in the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) protect the rights of international students.
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European Space Agency Shares Incredible Image Of Cone Nebula In Deep Space
The photo of the nebula was clicked by the ESO's Very Large Telescope to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
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ESO Releases Image of Aftermath of Large Star's Explosive Death
The aftermath of a large star's explosive death is seen in an image released on Monday by the European Southern Observatory, showing immense filaments of brightly shining gas that was blasted into space during the supernova. Before exploding at the end of its life cycle, the star is believed to have had a mass at least eight times greater than our ...
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Scientists Confirm Type II Supernova in Cartwheel Galaxy. See Photo
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has captured an explosion occurring at the Cartwheel galaxy. The supernova, dubbed as SN2021afdx, has been identified as a Type II supernova.
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New Research Debunks Previous Finding on Earth’s Closest Black Hole, States It Doesn’t Exist
In 2020, a team of astronomers claimed to have identified the closest black hole to Earth. The findings were then challenged by other scientists.
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New Planet Discovered Orbiting Proxima Centauri, the Star Closest to Our Own Sun
The astronomers used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile to spot this exoplanet
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Astronomers Discover Planet 10 Times Bigger Than Jupiter, Orbiting Pair of Giant Stars
A giant planet, 10 times the size of Jupiter and orbiting a pair of massive stars, has been discovered using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.
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Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Holes Pair Closest to Earth
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have discovered two supermassive black holes located in the constellation Aquarius, which is about 89 million light-years away from Earth.
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Astronomers Discover Cosmic Cloud Bigger Than Milky Way Galaxy
A team of astronomers has discovered a huge cloud of hot, faintly glowing gas in space that is bigger than the Milky Way galaxy. They said that the cosmic gas cloud, the first of its kind, may have stripped from a galaxy. What they found most surprising was that the cloud has remained clumped together for hundreds of millions of years without dissi...
