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New image shows centre of our Galaxy in incredible detail. We've never seen an image like this before
Image spans 650 lightyears and reveals gas and dust round the supermassive black hole at the Galaxy's core
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) above Atacama Desert
Dark Wolf Nebula
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Astronomers have produced the most detailed infrared map of our galaxy ever created, containing 1.5 billion objects
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.
Jupiter's largest moons seen in sharpest views captured by an Earth-based telescope
Europa and Ganymede look incredible in brand new images captured using the Very Large Telescope.
Glyndŵr University's mirror polishing milestone
The Glyndŵr University team have polished a 1.5m optic for the E-ELT down to just 7.5nm.
E-ELT construction work begins
Building work on ESO's E-ELT, the world’s largest telescope, begins this week
ESO’s SPHERE achieves first light
ESO's new exoplanet imager SPHERE shows promise.
UK team build first E-ELT prototype mirror
The group are the first to produce a successful prototype mirror segment for ESO
ESO unveils widest ever deep view of the sky
Incredible new infrared data will be made available to astronomers
