It's a face... It's a horse head... It's a nebula!

Finding familiar patterns in cosmic objects

Capricious Cosmos

How do astronomers study the most unpredictable objects in the Universe?

Stunning images and fantastic discoveries

Ten years of the VLT Survey Telescope

Is there life on Earth?

How observing lunar eclipses helps us search for life in other planets

Meet our PhD students

How studying at ESO can open your doors to the stars

Paranal Perspectives

How ESO’s flagship observatory has changed over time, through the eyes of engineer and photographer Gerhard Hüdepohl

A 40-year-long mystery: heavy elements unveil the origin of the giant Leo Ring

Who’s who on the ELT - Part III

The faces behind the world’s biggest eye on the sky

In conversation with Catherine Cesarsky:

the former ESO Director General talks new projects, leadership and future scientific advances

Music from ALMA: the sound of the birthplace of stars

Celebrating female role models in astronomy and engineering

Up close and personal with the Miniscule Extremely Large Telescope

How a test bench version of the world’s largest optical telescope is helping ESO engineers test how the ELT will function

Five minutes with Adrian Russell

ESO’s Director of Programmes talks building telescopes, developing technology and herding cats!

The most popular stories from ESO in 2020

Testing the fundamental laws of the Universe using a very precise ruler

How zooming in on the Toby Jug Nebula 21 000 times provided insights into its formation

A stunning image of the nebula inspired a team of astronomers to delve deeper into its origins — with surprising results

Stranger things: oddly named objects seen by ESO telescopes in the night sky

Five minutes with Rob Ivison

ESO’s Director for Science talks offending Greeks with sausages, opening his own coffee shop and the future of astronomy

Chilly galactic wind surprises astronomers

First detection of cold, dense gas outflowing from Milky Way's centre

Spotting abundant phosphine on Venus

Could the discovery of an element that is key for life on Earth be a first glimpse at our next-door neighbours or a new geological process?