Very massive stars (VMSs) have had a massive impact on the formation of our universe. However, there aren't very many of them ...

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

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 ...

ESO hosts four different telescopes in Chile: the Very Large Telescope (VLT), the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT, which is currently being ...

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

A Night to Remember at Paranal Observatory Located in the heart of the Atacama Desert, Paranal Observatory is home to the Very Large Telescope (VLT), an array of four 8-meter telescopes that are ...

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

Astronomers have created a magnificent visual map of the spiral galaxy using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.

Images from the Very Large Telescope suggest that a galaxy called NGC 3640 has a history of absorbing smaller galaxies.

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

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 ...