Very Large Telescope
What it's like being a telescope operator at ESO's Paranal Observatory
Abigail Frost reveals what it's like combining astrophysics with telescope operation.
Eye On The Sky | Very Large Telescope views the centre of the Milky Way
The VLT's extraordinary vision is helping astronomers learn more about star formation in our own Galaxy
Eye On The Sky | Very Large Telescope images the Seagull Nebula
The VST's image of this famous nebula reveals the bird-like cosmic cloud in a new light.
Newborn planet captured orbiting star
An image has been captured of a newly-formed planet in orbit around a star.
VLT images the Saturn Nebula
A glowing cloud of cosmic dust and gas known as the Saturn Nebula, or NGC 7009, has been imaged by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in a bid to help astronomers understand how these kinds of nebulae form.
Gallery | 10 amazing Very Large Telescope images
10 of our favourite astrophotos captured by the Very Large Telescope in northern Chile.
Boiling exoplanet has titanium atmosphere
The exoplanet WASP-19b has huge amounts of titanium oxide in its atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to 'reverse' so some of the upper layers are warmer than those lower down.
The Milky Way is home to 100 billion 'failed stars'
Our Galaxy could contain 100 billion brown dwarfs, a much higher number than scientists initially thought, in research that could change what we know about star clusters.
ESO unveils widest ever deep view of the sky
Incredible new infrared data will be made available to astronomers