With a record of applications, the results of the ESO–Chile 2023 Joint...
The ESO–Government of Chile Joint Committee has announced the 20 winning projects of the 2023 call, which will distribute 563 million Chilean pesos.The ESO–Government of Chile Joint Committee funds...
View ArticleRolf Chini Cerro Murphy Observatory inaugurated
Today, in a celebration at Cerro Murphy in the Chilean Atacama Desert, the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CAMK), along with the European Southern Observatory...
View ArticleESO joins the European Open Science Cloud Association
In a significant step in the direction of Open Science, ESO has formally joined the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Association as a Member. The Association is the legal entity governing the...
View ArticleTom Ray elected as next ESO Council president
Tom Ray, Senior Professor and Director of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ireland, has been elected as the next president of ESO’s main governing body, the Council. He...
View ArticleDutch Minister of Science visits ESO facilities in Chile
This week, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, visited ESO facilities in Chile at La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor. While visiting for the official inauguration of...
View ArticleFirst segments of ELT’s main mirror arrive in Chile
After a 10 000 km journey across the world, the first mirror segments of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) have safely arrived in their next home, the ELT Technical Facility at ESO’s Paranal...
View ArticleDistant black hole mass measurement demonstrates the potential of GRAVITY+
Astronomers have, for the first time, made a direct measurement of the mass of a distant black hole, one so far away that light from its surroundings took 11 billion years to reach us. The team, led by...
View ArticleUnited Nations agrees to address impact of satellite constellations on astronomy
Delegations representing 102 countries agreed last week to discuss the impact of large satellite constellations on astronomy at a meeting of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer...
View ArticleMore than 1000 studies using ESO data published in 2023
For the seventh year in a row, observations conducted at ESO’s observatories have led to more than 1000 scientific publications in a year. Recently, the ESO Library, Documentation, and Information...
View ArticleFirst segments of world’s largest telescope mirror have a shiny new surface
The construction of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in the Chilean Atacama Desert has reached a new milestone: a team at ESO’s Paranal Observatory have added a reflective, shiny layer, as well as...
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