Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy
Stars of all ages are on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the sparkling spiral…
Astronomers reveal what happened less than a second after the Big Bang
Cosmologists have traced the Big Bang’s earliest moments with great care, from the explosive inflation that set spacetime…
Laser trial run kickstarts new era of interferometry | Chasing Starlight – Eso.org
Laser trial run kickstarts new era of interferometry | Chasing Starlight Eso.orgLaser trial at ESO kickstarts new era of…
Largest observed flare from a black hole unleashes the light of 10 trillion suns
Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed “Superman,”…
New image captures spooky bat signal in the sky
Press Release 31 October 2025 A spooky bat has been spotted flying over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s)…
A Newly Discovered ‘Einstein’s Cross’ Reveals the Existence of a Giant Dark Matter Halo
The gravitational lensing not only splits the light source, but magnifies it, allowing a detailed view of the…
Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate
Press Release 2 October 2025 Astronomers have identified an enormous ‘growth spurt’ in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike…
Largest nova super-remnant ever found, measures 650 light-years across
In a surprising discovery, astronomers have found an enormous, shell-like structure called a nova super-remnant (NSR) in the…
Astronomers Just Found the Earliest Known Black Hole, and It’s a Monster That Shouldn’t Exist
Artist representation of CAPERS-LRD-z9, home to the earliest confirmed black hole. The supermassive black hole at its center…
Hubble Images Celestial Cigar’s Smoldering Heart
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals new details in Messier 82 (M82), home to brilliant stars whose…
NASA’s Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth
A black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a team of…
Unprecedented ‘Einstein Cross’ Reveals Fifth Ghost Image and a Dark Matter Surprise
When gravity—an invisible yet ubiquitous force—bends and distorts light from distant galaxies, Earthbound observers get a rare glimpse…