EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY (ESO)

An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus. This detection could point to extra-terrestrial “aerial” life in the Venusian atmosphere. Watch our summary of the discovery. More information and download options: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2015a/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Stephanie Rowlands, Emma Foxell and Bárbara Ferreira. Music: STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com) — Duality. Footage and photos: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Greaves et al, M. Kornmesser/L. Calçada & NASA/JPL/Caltech, ESA and William Montgomerie/JCMT/EAO. Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el sábado 12 de septiembre a las 12:00h CLT (horario Chile continental) y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal.

Join us for a new virtual guided tour of our observatories! Come along this Saturday (September 12) at 15:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time), and we will show you ESO's La Silla Observatory.

Samstag, 12. September 2020 um 19 Uhr live

¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el próximo sábado (5 de septeimbre) a las 12:00h CLT (horario Chile continental) y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Inmediatamente después tendremos una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con Claudia Cid, TIO (Operadora de Telescopio e instrumentación) en Paranal que nos contará todos los secretos que hacen tan especial al telescopio UT4 y sus potentes láseres. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido. #TourESO

Come along on a virtual guided tour of our observatories! This is your chance to discover Paranal Observatory, including some restricted areas. This week, we will be joined by Maxime Boccas, Head of Paranal maintenance, support and engineering. To participate, simply go to our Facebook page when the tour starts. Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. Also streamed on ESO YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ

¡Únete a una nueva visita guiada virtual por los observatorios ESO! Ven el próximo sábado (29 de agosto) a las 12:00h CLT (horario Chile continental) y te mostraremos el Observatorio La Silla. Inmediatamente después tendremos una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con Javier Alarcón, operador de telescopios e instrumentos del Observatorio La Silla. Javier podrá despejar todas tus dudas acerca de cómo es controlar telescopios gigantes y cómo es la vida en el observatorio. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Los visitantes que abran nuestra página de Facebook antes de la hora de inicio, deben actualizar su navegador cuando comience el recorrido.

Join us for a new virtual guided tour of our observatories! Come along this Saturday (August 29) at 16:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time), and we will show you ESO's Paranal Observatory. During and after the tour, join us for a Q&A session with ESO astronomer Pedro Figueira. Streamed here on Facebook* and at ESO YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ *Visitors who open our Facebook page ahead of the starting time should refresh their browser when the tour starts. #TourESO

This computer simulation shows the evolution of the GW Orionis system. The scientists believe the disc around the three stars in the system was initially flat, much like the planet-forming disc we see around many stars. Their simulation shows that the misalignment in the orbits of the three stars caused the disc around them to break into distinct rings, which is exactly what they see in the observations of the system. More information and download options: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2014d/ Credit: Exeter/Kraus et al.

A team of astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), the VLT Interferometer and ALMA, in which ESO is a partner, have studied GW Orionis, a triple star system with a peculiar inner region. Unlike the flat planet-forming discs we see around many stars, GW Orionis features a warped disc, deformed by the movements of the three stars at its centre. This ‘fly-through’ animation allows the viewer to see the three stars at the very centre of GW Orionis, as well as its warped disc and the tilted ring that was torned apart from it. The animation is based on a computer model of the inner region of GW Orionis, provided by the team; they were able to reconstruct the 3D orbits of the stars and the 3D shape of the disc from the observational data. More information and download options: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2014c/ Credit: ESO/Exeter/Kraus et al./L. Calçada

A team of astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), the VLT Interferometer and ALMA, in which ESO is a partner, have studied GW Orionis, a triple star system with a peculiar inner region. Unlike the flat planet-forming discs we see around many stars, GW Orionis features a warped disc, deformed by the movements of the three stars at its centre. This animation allows the viewer to see the warped disc and the tilted ring that was torned apart from it in spectacular detail. The animation is based on a computer model of the inner region of GW Orionis, provided by the team; they were able to reconstruct the 3D shape of the disc from the observational data. More information and download options on: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2014b/ Credit: ESO/Kraus et al./L. Calçada

This animation shows an artistic impression of our Solar System neighbour Venus, where scientists have confirmed the detection of phosphine molecules, a representation of which is shown in the inset towards the end of the video. The molecules were detected in the Venusian high clouds in data from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, in which ESO is a partner. Astronomers have speculated for decades that life could exist in Venus’s high clouds. The detection of phosphine could point to such extra-terrestrial “aerial” life. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser/L. Calçada & NASA/JPL/Caltech More information and download options are available on https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2015b/

This animation shows an artistic impression of our Solar System neighbour Venus, where scientists have confirmed the detection of phosphine. The molecules were detected in the Venusian high clouds in data from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, in which ESO is a partner. Astronomers have speculated for decades that life could exist in Venus’s high clouds. The detection of phosphine could point to such extra-terrestrial “aerial” life. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser & NASA/JPL/Caltech More information and download options are available on https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2015c/

¡Únete a nosotros para una nueva visita guiada virtual a nuestros observatorios! Ven el próximo sábado (22 de agosto) a las 12:00 CLT (horario Chile continental) y te mostraremos el Observatorio Paranal. Inmediatamente después tendremos una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con Cristian Romero, parte del equipo del Observatorio Paranal. Transmitido aquí en Facebook* y en nuestro canal de YouTube: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ

Join us for a new virtual guided tour of our observatories! Come along this Saturday (August 22) at 16:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time), and we will show you ESO's La Silla Observatory. Immediately after the tour, join us for a Q&A session about Exoplanets with ESO astronomer Elyar Sedaghati. Streamed here on Facebook and at ESO YouTube channel: http://orlo.uk/rP4WZ

A team of astronomers used ALMA and ESO telescopes to study a peculiar system, GW Orionis, and to identify the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings. This video provides a summary of the findings, showcasing stunning observations and animations of GW Orionis. The video is available in 4K UHD. The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases. This video is available for download in various formats on: https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2014a/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Herbert Zodet. Editing: Herbert Zodet. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Emma Foxell, Stephanie Rowlands and Bárbara Ferreira. Music: Stellardrone — Airglow. Footage and photos: ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Kraus et al., L. Calçada, ACe Consortium, Gianluca Lombardi (glphoto.it) and P. Horálek. Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.

¡Únete a nosotros en una nueva visita virtual a nuestros observatorios! Ven a las 11:00h CLT (horario Chile continental) y te mostraremos el Observatorio La Silla.

Join us for a virtual guided tour of our observatories! Come along at 15:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) and we will show you ESO’s Paranal Observatory.