1/ Milestone achieved by the VLTI upgrade GRAVITY+: a laser has been installed at each of the previously unequipped VLT Unit Telescopes.

This will dramatically enhance the VLTI observing power.

Discover more with #ChasingStarlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzK1B3VU1L8

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#OTD 30 years ago the very first #exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star was discovered!

It was found with the radial-velocity method.

What other techniques do astronomers use to hunt for planets? 🤔

Find out with #ChasingStarlight! 🧪

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA47z3TGU1c

🎉 6000 exoplanets confirmed! Just three decades since the first exoplanet was discovered 🪐

But how do astronomers find these exoplanets? And can telescopes snap real pics of them? 📸

Answers in this episode of #ChasingStarlight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA47... 🔭 🧪

Remember the first image of the black hole in the M87 galaxy taken by @ehtelescope.bsky.social ?

New analysis shows that some features of the ring around the black hole don't change over the years, but others do!

Why? Find out with #ChasingStarlight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P04...

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Imagine learning one day that we found another Earth or hints of extraterrestrial life! 👽

Yet exoplanets are far away, much fainter & smaller than their host stars. So how do we find them? 🤔

Find out with #ChasingStarlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA47z3TGU1c

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Astronomers pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star.

🎬 Discover more with the latest episode of #ChasingStarlight ICYMI.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j-MH6_QlBA

Full story: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2512/

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Chaos, panic, total devastation: asteroids in films are scary, and only an unlikely, heroic mission can save humanity 🚀 ☄️

But what would happen if an asteroid hurtled towards us for real?

On the occasion of #AsteroidDay, tune in to #ChasingStarlight to find out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaON...

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Black holes don't have the friendliest reputation, but they're one of the most fascinating cosmic beasts out there!

Join us on this episode of #ChasingStarlight to meet some record-breaking black holes.

🚨 Spoiler alert: one eats a whole Sun each day... 😱

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HSH...

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Lasers are cool: they invoke futuristic spaceships & epic space battles! 🚀 But if we're not under alien attack, then why are our telescopes firing giant laser beams into the sky? 🤨 Tune in to the latest episode of ChasingStarlight to find out: ht...

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Lasers are cool: they invoke futuristic spaceships & epic space battles! 🚀 But if we're not under alien attack, then why are our telescopes firing giant laser beams into the sky? 🤨 Tune in to the latest episode of ChasingStarlight to find out: ht...

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Lasers are cool: they invoke futuristic spaceships & epic space battles! 🚀

But if we're not under alien attack, then why are our telescopes firing giant laser beams into the sky? 🤨

Tune in to the latest episode of #ChasingStarlight to find out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_QC...

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#ICYMI 📡 ALMA has found oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, and this has astronomers scratching their heads! 😵‍💫

Discover why with the latest episode of #ChasingStarlight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSqz...

Full story: www.eso.org/public/news/...

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There's a star about to become visible to the naked eye...once again!

Tune in to the latest episode of #ChasingStarlight to meet T Coronae Borealis. Erupting every 80 years or so, it will shine bright enough for you to see it with the naked eye.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZPp...

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