A shadow at sunrise
The unusual double star SS Leporis
Artists’s impression of one of more than 50 new exoplanets found by HARPS: the rocky super-Earth HD 85512 b
Superbubble LHA 120-N 44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
ESO's new compact laser guide star unit tested
Huge storm on Saturn observed by ESO's Very Large Telescope
The disturbed galactic duo NGC 3169 and NGC 3166
From one "alien world" to another
Crash of the titans
Starry night at the Atacama Desert coast
TRAPPIST first light image of the spiral galaxy Messier 83
Three ALMA antennas close together on Chajnantor
SEST at La Silla at sunset
Assembly of a European ALMA antenna
The hidden engine of NGC 4945
Transporting an Auxiliary Telescope
The Laser Guide system
NTT and ESO 3.6-metre telescopes
APEX antenna
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
Laser beam creating an “artificial” star
Laser beam creating an “artificial” star
APEX antenna
Reflection nebula around HD 87643
Material surrounding the black hole Sagittarius A*
Disc around young star
Planet-forming disc (artist's impression)
Green flash at Paranal
The comet and the laser
An artificial star above Paranal
Spiral galaxy Messier 83
The Horsehead Nebula
Detail of a view towards the Great Attractor
Protostar HH-34 in Orion
949:s ELT:n peilisegmentti on valettu ja valmiina muotoiltavaksi
A wild encounter in the desert
HD 148937:ää ympäröivä 6164/6165-sumu näkyvän valon alueella
Dark and towering
Neptunuksen tumma pilkku VLT:n MUSE:n havaitsemana
A record-breaking burst
MUSE:n näkymä lähimpään musta aukko pariin
Meteor shower in the Chilean Desert (annotated)
IRS 48 tähden ympärillä olevasta kiekosta on havaittu dimetyylieetteriä
Toisesta maailmasta
NEAR experiment sees first light
Pinpointing Gaia to Map the Milky Way
Kosminen Irvikissa
Ruusuke VLT:lle
Yksinäinen pikku teleskooppi
SPHERE image of the newborn planet PDS 70b
Nova Supernovan yllä
An isolated neutron star in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Advancing astronomy one laser at a time
360° view of La Silla Observatory
Superkuu La Sillalla
ESO Supernova external view
Artist’s impression of the interstellar asteroid `Oumuamua
Artist’s impression of the exoplanet WASP-19b
NGC 6369 before and after the AOF
The AOF + MUSE at work
Dusky light on the ALMA antennas
Dusky light on the ALMA antennas
ELT secondary mirror blank successfully cast
Detailed look on Eta Carinae
ALMA probes the Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Schematic diagram of the history of the Universe
Dusky light on the ALMA antennas
The WLM galaxy on the edge of the Local Group
Artist’s impression of a transitional disc around a young star
VLT telescopes at Paranal
Panorama of a beautiful habitat in the desert
A good night to work
Merging galaxies in the distant Universe through a gravitational magnifying glass
Artist’s impression of dust formation around a supernova explosion
Otto at night
Chajnantor plateau
Jyrkästi erilaiset galaksit NGC 1316 ja 1317
Taiteilijan näkemys Beta Pictoriksesta
MUSE views the strange galaxy NGC 4650A
Fantastic Mr Fox
Tähtiä muodostava Kissankäpäläsumu ArTeMiS:in näkemänä
New cool starlet in our backyard
ALMA antennas at the operations support facility (OSF)
La Silla
Wings for science fly over Paranal
ALMA havaitsee hirviötähden syntymää
Taiteilijan näkemys galaksin NGC 3783 supermassiivisen mustan aukon ympäristöstä
Taiteilijan näkemys ALMA:n näkemästä komeettatehtaasta
Conjunction seen from Paranal
ALMA:n kuvia gravitaatiolinssin muovaamista, etäisistä, tähtiä muodostavista galakseista
Taiteilijan näkemys pimennysmuuttujasta
PARLA laser at the VLT
PARLA laser at the VLT
Kirkas tähti Alfa Centauri ympäristöineen
ALMA and a starry night — a joy to behold
ALMA antenna
Taiteilijan näkemys eksoplaneetta Tau Boötis b:stä
Cascading Milky Way
Sun, Moon and telescopes above the desert
ELT four laser star guide
La Silla Observatory view from an airplane
Aerial close up view of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope with the 1.4-m Coudé Auxiliary Telescope
Teinigalakseja kaukaisessa maailmankaikkeudessa
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope with open dome
A towering VLT Unit Telescope
Paranal under snow
Artist’s impression of a gamma-ray burst shining through two young galaxies in the early Universe
Stars dancing above the VLT
Giant space blob glows from within
The COSMOS field
Pandora’s cluster (VLT view)
Planetary conjunction over Paranal
The brown dwarf binary CFBDSIR 1458+10
Supermoon over ESO's Very Large Telescope
ALMA antennas stand together
A galactic petri dish
The long and winding road*
A disc around a massive baby star (artist's impression)
The Blinking Galaxy
The sky around Messier 83
An infrared/visible comparison view of Messier 83
Inside the VLT
ALMA antennas at OSF
ESO 3.6-metre telescope at La Silla
Chance discovery reveals star factories in the distant Universe
Night falling over Paranal
Comet McNaught, the Moon, Venus and the VLT
ALMA antennas and OSF at sunset
A VLT Unit Telescope and the Moon
VLT and VISTA in early sunlight*
Trailing stars above Paranal
The planet-hosting star CoRoT-7
The Trifid Nebula (full frame)
VLT image of supernova in beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1288
The spiral galaxy NGC 5584 and SN 2007af
The overlooked dwarf and its apparent companion
Comet McNaught and ATs
The comet and the telescopes
Icy exoplanet (artist's impression)
Pluto-Charon system
Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 7424
In Tarantula territory (a)
A view of VLT in Paranal
Dome of the Swiss 1.2-metre Leonhard Euler Telescope at La Silla
Treasures of the desert
Glowing rosy in the dark
ALMA:n näkymä 9io9-galaksiin
A giant under the moonlight
How many telescopes can you spot?
Infrapuna-alueen näkymä HH 909 A:han Kameleontin tähdistössä
Infrapuna-alueen näkymä IRAS 11051-7706:n alueelle Kameleontin tähdistössä
Dimorphosin ja Didymoksen ympärillä olevan törmäyspilven kehitys DART-törmäyksen jälkeen
Sh2-54 sumu näkyvän valon alueella VST:llä kuvattuna
Kahden mustan aukon kokovertailu: M87* ja Sagittarius A*
Panorama of the Extremely Large Telescope construction site
Interactive panorama of the Extremely Large Telescope construction site
Taiteilijan näkemys aktiivisesta Messier77:n galaksiytimestä
Kolmas pyörä on jo liikaa (ei merkintöjä)
Musta aukko puhaltelemassa materiaa
Close-up and wide views of the nearest pair of supermassive black holes
Aavikko taivaan holvikaaren valaisemana
Detection of nickel in the atmosphere of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
ELT Prefocal Station model
Lasersäteet katseenvangitsijoina
Touching Jupiter
SPHERE’s view of Betelgeuse in January 2019
Phosphorus-bearing molecules found in a star-forming region and comet 67P
ATTRACT initiative for innovative sensing and imaging technologies
Supernova in the Sun
Sateenkaaritaivaat
The ExTrA telescopes at La Silla
Sunset over La Silla Observatory
Stunning skies surrounding La Silla Observatory
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field seen with MUSE
Kosminen ilotulitus Paranalin yllä
Kun tähdet räjähtävät
The polarisation of light emitted by a neutron star
Disc around the star HD 97048
Protoplanetary discs observed with SPHERE
Kaikkinäkevä silmä
Bright halos around distant quasars
Tarinoivat spiraalit
Two faces of Jupiter
Paikka on merkitty rastilla
GRAVITY discovers new double star in Orion Trapezium cluster
The Vitacura Guesthouse gardens
First results from the KiDS survey (montage)
Montage of the SDP.81 Einstein Ring and the lensed galaxy
Colour composite view of the Pillars of Creation from MUSE data
360-degree panorama of the ESO Headquarters
Surprise within a cloud
Zodiacal light over La Silla
Artist’s impression of exocomets around Beta Pictoris
Otto the transporter
Ongoing observations
Star formation in the southern Milky Way
The final ALMA antenna arrives at Chajnantor
The final ALMA antenna arrives at Chajnantor
Lights in the sky
Night view of La Silla
Atacama Milky Way panorama
A stream of stars over Paranal
Crimson skies
Alue keltaisen hyperjättiläistähden HR 5171 ympärillä
Swimming pool interferometry
Yepun and the Laser Guide Star
Milky Way above ALMA
Viimeinen ALMA-antenni
Water in the Atacama desert
Milky Way
Moon rises over Paranal
Paranal and the streaking stars
The Atacama desert
Kolmiulotteinen kuva ALMA:n havainnoista NGC 253:n ulosvirtauksista
Thunderbolts and lightning
Admiring the galaxy
Inside the MMB at Paranal
Panorama at the Mirror Maintenance Building
The lost galaxy
Spiraaligalaksi NGC 1637
Taiteilijan näkemys kaasujättiläisplaneetan muodostumisesta nuorta tähteä HD 100546 ympäröivässä kiekossa
PARLA laser at the VLT
Comet Lovejoy
Startrails over the Atacama