astronomy, black holes, eso, supermassive black holes

Closest Supermassive Black Holes to Earth Found!

Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have revealed the closest pair of supermassive black holes to Earth ever observed. The two objects also have a much smaller separation than any other previously spotted pair of supermassive black holes and will eventually merge into one giant black hole. Located in the ...

Science Unmasked

A supermassive black hole.

ESO Captures Best Images Yet of Peculiar Kleopatra Asteroid

Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), a team of astronomers has obtained the sharpest and most detailed images yet of the Kleopatra asteroid. The observations have allowed the team to constrain the 3D shape and mass of this peculiar dog-bone asteroid to a higher accuracy than ever before. Their research provides ...

Troy Oakes

Asteroid Kleopatra compared to the size of Chile.

Stunning Space Butterfly Captured by ESO Telescope

Resembling a space butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colors, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas — known as NGC 2899 — appears to float and flutter across the sky in this new picture from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). This object has never before been imaged in such striking detail, with even ...

Troy Oakes

The space butterfly of NGC 2899..