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Fly over the Gum 3 nebula
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Fly over the Gum 3 nebula
A multi-colour view of the young stellar object 177-341 W
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A multi-colour view of the young stellar object 177-341 W
Night time-lapse at the Extremely Large Telescope | ELT Updates
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Night time-lapse at the Extremely Large Telescope | ELT Updates
Largest tip-tilt mirror in the world | ELT Updates
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Largest tip-tilt mirror in the world | ELT Updates
The NGC 4383 galaxy at different wavelengths
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The NGC 4383 galaxy at different wavelengths
Zooming into the BH3 black hole system
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Zooming into the BH3 black hole system
Record-breaking stellar black hole found nearby | ESO News
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Record-breaking stellar black hole found nearby | ESO News
Zooming in on the NGC 6164/6165 nebula surrounding the HD 148937 stellar pair
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Zooming in on the NGC 6164/6165 nebula surrounding the HD 148937 stellar pair
Clash of stars solves stellar mystery | ESO News
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Clash of stars solves stellar mystery | ESO News
Join our new channel!
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Join our new channel!
[April Fool's] You've never seen or heard the Milky Way black hole like this before
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[April Fool's] You've never seen or heard the Milky Way black hole like this before
Zoom in to our black hole seen in a new light
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Zoom in to our black hole seen in a new light
A polarised view of our black hole | ESO News
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A polarised view of our black hole | ESO News
Mirror segments get shiny | ELT Updates
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Mirror segments get shiny | ELT Updates
Survey reveals secrets of planet birth around dozens of stars | ESOcast Light
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Survey reveals secrets of planet birth around dozens of stars | ESOcast Light
Dance of the cranes | ELT Updates
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Dance of the cranes | ELT Updates
Zooming in on HL Tauri
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Zooming in on HL Tauri
New link found between water and planet formation | ESOcast Light
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New link found between water and planet formation | ESOcast Light
Metal scar found on cannibal star | ESOcast Light
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Metal scar found on cannibal star | ESOcast Light
Astronomers identify record-breaking quasar | ESOcast Light
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Astronomers identify record-breaking quasar | ESOcast Light
Zooming in on the record-breaking quasar J0529-4351
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Zooming in on the record-breaking quasar J0529-4351
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024
ELT dome moves for the first time | ELT Updates
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ELT dome moves for the first time | ELT Updates
One of our most anticipated deliveries! | ELT Updates
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One of our most anticipated deliveries! | ELT Updates
Supernovae give rise to black holes or neutron stars | ESOcast Light
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Supernovae give rise to black holes or neutron stars | ESOcast Light
The 1.5-billion-pixel Running Chicken Nebula
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The 1.5-billion-pixel Running Chicken Nebula
ELT main mirror segments shipped to Chile | ELT Updates
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ELT main mirror segments shipped to Chile | ELT Updates
ELT Time Capsule Ceremony | ELT Updates
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ELT Time Capsule Ceremony | ELT Updates
Zooming into the HH 1177 young star
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Zooming into the HH 1177 young star
The fate of colliding galaxies
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The fate of colliding galaxies