Stunning photos show bright comet lighting up the dark skies above ESO'sParanal Observatory, future home of the world's ...

From decades of astronomical observations, scientists know that most galaxies contain massive black holes at their centers.

Workers in Chile are making progress on the Extremely Large Telescope, planned as one of the most capable astronomical ...

Paranal’s facilities, however, should soon be outclassed by ESO’s under-construction $1.5-billion Extremely Large Telescope, or ELT, which boasts a light-gathering primary mirror nearly 40 ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, aims to explore exoplanets for potential life and examine the ...

Recent science updates include Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaking the sound barrier, progress on the Extremely Large Telescope ...

Chilean astronomers have observed a cataclysmic variable known as V1425 Aql. As a result, they have found that this system ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

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STORY: Among the remote desert hills of northern Chile lies the aptly named “Extremely Large Telescope.” :: Cerro Armazones, Chile The project, about 60% complete, is planned as one of the most ...