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5/21/2025, 3:00:14 PM

Galaxies in deep-space battle! 🥊 Using our VLT and ALMA, astronomers have witnessed for the first time a violent cosmic collision, in which one galaxy uses a quasar to pierce its opponent with intense radiation 😯 https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2509/

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2/13/2025, 1:00:11 PM

What does an 80-million-pixel image look like? Our VISTA telescope, operating in Chile’s Atacama Desert, has the answer: feast your eyes on this stunning infrared image of the star cluster RCW 38! Discover more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2503/ 📷 ESO/VVVX survey

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2/18/2025, 4:02:03 PM

Truly out of science fiction! 😲 Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of an exoplanet's atmosphere 🪐 for the first time. Never before had this been done in such depth and detail. The scientists were in for a surprise: this planet’s atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works, not just on Earth, but on all planets. Discover more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2504/

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2/24/2025, 8:00:03 AM

The Exciting Little Timelapse of the Extremely Large Telescope. Experience a year in the life of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope in just one minute. From the cladding of the dome to the building of the ELT's main structure, 2024 was a year full of milestones worth celebrating! 🎉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRcVJf0imso

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2/25/2025, 9:00:16 AM

🚨 2024 YR4 asteroid impact update! After the latest observations conducted with ESO’s Very Large Telescope and facilities around the world, the odds of the asteroid impacting Earth have dropped to nearly zero. Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2505/

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1/31/2025, 1:02:25 PM

There's a star about to become visible to the naked eye ...once again! Tune in to the latest episode of #ChasingStarlight to meet T Coronae Borealis 🌟 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZPpXXq9Pfs