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The European Southern Observatory designs, builds & operates world-class observatories on the ground for the benefit of society. More info on eso.org
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📷 ESO/F. Comeron
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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📹 ESO/L. Calçada, Digitized Sky Survey 2, ESA/Hubble, RadioAstron, De Gasperin et al., Kim et al., EHT Collaboration.
🎧 Niklas Falcke
January 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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📷 ESO/P. Horálek
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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The star has a strong magnetic field, but it can only power the bow shock for a few hundred years. The size and shape of the shock imply it's been there for at least 1000 years.
January 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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📷 ESO/K. Ilkiewicz and S. Scaringi et al. Background: PanSTARRS
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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📷 J. Looten/ESO
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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📹 ESO/P. Kervella/M. Montargès et al., Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: E. Pantin, N. Risinger (skysurvey .org).
🎧 J. B. Monell (www.johanmonell. com)
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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📷 S. Otarola/ESO #flashback 🔭
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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📷 ESO/M. Mattern, P. André et al. Background: VVV
January 5, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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📷 ESO/Boccaletti et al.
ESO Telescope Sees Signs of Planet Birth - The Twist Marks the Spot
Observations made with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the telltale signs of a planetary system being born. Around the young star AB Aurigae lies a dense disc of dust and gas in which astronomers have spotted a prominent spiral structure with a ...
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January 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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📹 ESO, N. Risinger (skysurvey .org), DSS, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al. 
🎧 Astral electronic.
December 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM