ESO Astronomy
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8:21amESO 25/08 - Press Photo: ESO's Wide Field Imager has captured the intricate swirls of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, a smaller look-alike of our own Milky Way.
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4:02amESO 24/08 - Science Release: Astronomers have caught multiple massive galaxies in the act of merging about 4 billion years ago. This discovery, made possible by combining the power of the best ground- and space-based telescopes, uniquely supports the favoured theory of how galaxies form.
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| Company Overview: | ESO, the European Southern Observatory, provides state-of-the-art research facilities to European astronomers and astrophysicists. It is an intergovernmental organisation with thirteen member-states. Become a fan of the ESO Astronomy Facebook Page to keep up-to-date with the latest news from ESO! |
| Mission: | To develop and operate world-class observing facilities for astronomical research in the Southern Hemisphere, and to organise collaborations in astronomy. |
| Products: | ESO operates three observatory sites in the Chilean Atacama desert: the Very Large Telescope (VLT), the world's most advanced optical observatory, on Cerro Paranal; several medium-sized telescopes at La Silla; and the 5000 metre high Llano de Chajnantor. where ESO is building ALMA, a giant array of 12-m submillimetre antennas, in collaboration with North America, East Asia and Chile. The ESO Headquarters are in Garching near Munich, Germany. |
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