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

New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, astronomers said Wednesday, capturing rare direct images ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO)'s Extremely Large Telescope is seen taking shape in this May 1 , 2025 photo captured directly above the construction site. Construction on ESO's Extremely ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

An image of the Sculptor Galaxy created using images from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO / E. Congiu et al. It’s not every day we get to see a visual of ...

Scientists used the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope to observe the galaxy for some 50 hours, stitching together more than 100 exposures to create the picture. The image spans ...