While testing a new subsystem on the SPHERE planet-hunting instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers were able to capture dramatic details of the turbulent stellar relationship in the binary star R Aquarii with unprecedented clarity — even compared to observations from Hubble. 
The release, images and videos are available on: 
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1840/ 
Kind regards, 
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 
12 December 2018
 
    
    
    
     
    
        
 
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11 December 2018: ESO’s fifth Director General, Riccardo Giacconi, passed away on Sunday 9 December 2018 at the age of 87.
Riccardo Giacconi led ESO from 1993 to 1999, at a crucial ... 
 
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