Very Large Telescope

Scientists have discovered a new planet — and it's really honkin' big! 

Absolute Unit

The big little planet that could. 

Scientists Discover Gigantic New World that Defies Previous Planetary Understanding

Using the Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers managed to confirm the existence of an exoplanet by taking a picture of it for the first time.

Snap

"We are just starting to explore stunning new worlds."

Scientists Just Took an Actual Picture of a Planet in Another Star System

A team of astronomers have taken what they claim to be the first-ever image of a multi-planet system around a Sun-like star.

Young Sun Planets

"This discovery is a snapshot of an environment that is very similar to our solar system, but at a much earlier stage of its evolution."

This is the First Image of a Multi-Planet System Around a Sun-Like Star

Scientists may have caught pictures of a planet being born around a young star using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.

How is Planet Born

For the first time in history, astronomers say they've spotted a planet forming. The images are beautiful.

Stunning Images Appear to Show a Planet Being Born

The asteroid Hygiea is actually our solar system's smallest dwarf planet, astronomers determine using Very Large Telescope data.

Asteroid Rage

They originally thought the tiny object was an asteroid.

Scientists Detect the Smallest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System

For the first time, astronomers have used a technique known as optical interferometry to study an exoplanet — and it could help in our hunt for aliens.

Tracking ET

They used four telescopes at once to study a far-off "super-Jupiter."

New Method Could Help Astronomers Find Life-Supporting Exoplanets

This "cosmic gem" doesn't look like something 65 million light years away.

Check Out This Stunning Image of a Far-off Galaxy

It's time to start looking for some new worlds to visit.

Scientists Have Launched a New Quest to Take Humanity Beyond Our Solar System

Scientists Find Ancient Gas Cloud That May Be Relic from the First Stars in Our Universe

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