A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists.

The telescopes available in Chile, ... In 1995, Chile briefly ordered a work stoppage on the Very Large Telescope's construction amid loud protests from ESO. At the time, ...

The Very Large Telescope is situated at the European Southern Observatory's site atop Cerro Paranal, which is 8,645 feet (2,635 m) above sea level in Chile's Atacama Desert.

Chile's Very Large Telescope has captured direct images of a bright, Jupiter-like exoplanet after data from two European Space Agency satellites showed a gravitational pull on the planet's host star.

The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves ...

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the ...

Chile’s ‘Very Large Telescope’ Is Getting an Update to Become a Planet Hunter The VLT must be updated because Alpha Centauri stars are so bright that normal telescopes can't detect the ...

The Yepun Unit telescope: This is the interior of Yepun, one of VLT’s four Unit Telescopes. The white structure in the centre is the cell, which supports the 8.2-metre-wide primary mirror.

Scientists are souping up a telescope in Chile. The idea is to take a closer look at the Alpha Centauri star system-- and maybe even find some habitable planets. Josh King has the story ...