ATTRACT, ein von der Europäischen Union finanziertes Forschungs- und Innovationsprojekt im Rahmen von Horizon 2020, das von einem Konsortium von 9 Partnern einschließlich der ESO unterstützt wird, hat 170 bahnbrechende Ideen vorgestellt, die jeweils 100.000 € zur Entwicklung von Technologien erhalten werden, die das Potenzial haben, die Gesellschaft zu verändern.

Dieses Bild stammt vom Kick-Off-Meeting für die erfolgreichen Projekte in Wien.

ATTRACT, ein von der Europäischen Union finanziertes Forschungs- und Innovationsprojekt im Rahmen von Horizon 2020, das von einem Konsortium von 9 Partnern einschließlich der ESO unterstützt wird, hat 170 bahnbrechende Ideen vorgestellt, die jeweils 100.000 € zur Entwicklung von Technologien erhalten werden, die das Potenzial haben, die Gesellschaft zu verändern.

Auf diesem Foto erklärt die verantwortliche Wissenschaftlerin eines ausgewählten ATTRACT-Projekts ihre Idee vor der Kamera.

ATTRACT, ein von der Europäischen Union finanziertes Forschungs- und Innovationsprojekt im Rahmen von Horizon 2020, das von einem Konsortium von 9 Partnern einschließlich der ESO unterstützt wird, hat 170 bahnbrechende Ideen vorgestellt, die jeweils 100.000 € zur Entwicklung von Technologien erhalten werden, die das Potenzial haben, die Gesellschaft zu verändern.

Auf diesem Foto erklärt der verantwortliche Wissenschaftler eines ausgewählten ATTRACT-Projekts seine Idee vor der Kamera.

ATTRACT, ein von der Europäischen Union finanziertes Forschungs- und Innovationsprojekt im Rahmen von Horizon 2020, das von einem Konsortium von 9 Partnern einschließlich der ESO unterstützt wird, hat 170 bahnbrechende Ideen vorgestellt, die jeweils 100.000 € zur Entwicklung von Technologien erhalten werden, die das Potenzial haben, die Gesellschaft zu verändern.

Dieses Bild stammt aus einer Präsentation beim Kick-Off-Meeting für die erfolgreichen Projekte in Wien.

Visitors to ESO's Garching Headquarters learn about ESO's work exploring the Universe on Open House Day (OHD), Saturday 13 October 2018. Along with other institutes based at the science research centre in Garching, ESO participates in this event where the public are invited to explore the centre and learn about the research projects being conducted here. This was the first OHD during which visitors were able to explore the new Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, which opened just a few months earlier in April 2018. Activities organised for this event included guided tours, live experiments, talks from ESO scientists and a live connection to ESO's sites in Chile.

Visitors to ESO's Garching Headquarters learn about the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) on Open House Day (OHD), Saturday 13 October 2018. Along with other institutes based at the science research centre in Garching, ESO participates in this event where the public are invited to explore the centre and learn about the research projects being conducted here that will advance our understanding of the Universe. The ELT is one such project; when completed, it will be the largest optical telescope in the world, with a main mirror 39 metres in diameter. With first light targeted for 2024, the ELT will not only answer important questions in astronomy, but also raise — and hopefully partly answer — entirely new questions that we cannot conceive of today.

Visitors explore the new Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre on Open House Day (OHD) 2018, which took place on Saturday 13 October. Along with other institutes based at the science research centre in Garching, ESO participates in this event where the public are invited to explore the centre and learn about the research being conducted here. This OHD attracted thousands of visitors, and was the first OHD during which they were able to explore the Supernova, which opened just a few months earlier in April 2018. As in previous years, visitors were also able to look around the ESO Headquarters. Special activities organised for the day included guided tours, live experiments, talks from ESO scientists and a live connection to ESO's sites in Chile.

ESO representatives and volunteers are on hand to assist visitors to the Garching Headquarters on Open House Day (OHD) 2018, which took place on Saturday 13 October. Along with other institutes based at the science research centre in Garching, ESO participates in this event where the public are invited to explore the centre and learn about the research being conducted here. On OHD 2018, visitors were also able to explore the new Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, which opened just a few months earlier in April. Special activities on offer throughout the day included guided tours, live experiments, talks from ESO scientists and a live connection to ESO's sites in Chile. Here Oliver Patkós Christensen is seen.

Children visiting the ESO Headquarters take part in one of the experiments set up for Open House Day (OHD) 2018, which took place on Saturday 13 October, while an ESO representative is on hand to answer any questions they have. This particular experiment demonstrates how matter, including our own bodies, emits radiation other than visible light (such as infrared), and how this can be detected and used to create images. This is particularly relevant in astronomical observations, which often exploit this phenomenon as a method of imaging objects that do not emit very much visible light. Along with other institutes based at the science research centre in Garching, ESO participates in OHD, where the public are invited to explore the centre and learn about the research being conducted here. On OHD 2018, visitors were also able to explore the new Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, which opened just a few months earlier in April. In addition to experiments like the one pictured, activities included guided tours, talks from ESO scientists and a live connection to ESO's sites in Chile.

An ESO representative guides visiting children through one of the experiments on offer at Open House Day 2018, which took place on Saturday 13 October. Along with other institutes based at the science research centre in Garching, ESO participates in this event where the public are invited to explore the centre and learn about the research being conducted here. On OHD 2018, visitors were also able to explore the new Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, which opened just a few months earlier in April. In addition to experiments, activities included guided tours, talks from ESO scientists and a live connection to ESO's sites in Chile.

Two ESO representatives wait to give guided tours of the Headquarters to visitors on Open House Day (OHD) 2018, which took place on Saturday 13 October. Along with other institutes based at the science research centre in Garching, ESO participates in this event where the public are invited to explore the centre and learn about the research being conducted here. On OHD 2018, visitors were also able to explore the new Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre, which opened just a few months earlier in April. In addition to guided tours, activities included live experiments, talks from ESO scientists and a live connection to ESO's sites in Chile.

Die Astronomin Bianca Poggianti hat vom Europäischen Forschungsrat (European Research Council, ERC) einen Zuschuss von 2,5 Millionen Euro für ein laufendes Projekt erhalten, das auf Daten von ESO-Einrichtungen basiert. GAs Stripping Phenomena in galaxies (GASP) ist eines von 222 Projekten in ganz Europa, die mit dem hart umkämpften ERC Advanced Grant ausgezeichnet wurden. Das ERC-Projekt GASP basiert auf dem gleichnamigen ESO-Großprogramm, das die Mechanismen Mechanismen des Gasverlustes in Galaxien und deren Folgen für die Sternentstehung untersucht.

Christine Desbordes, the Head of Logistics and Facilities Management at Paranal Observatory, who has led efforts to make the observatory's operations more sustainable. Prior to moving to Chile to work for ESO she worked for multiple public and private sector organizations, including the EU diplomatic offices in multiple countries.

Christine Desbordes, the Head of Logistics and Facilities Management at Paranal Observatory, who has led efforts to make the observatory's operations more sustainable. Prior to moving to Chile to work for ESO she had been Head of Administration for the EU Delegation to Kenya, the second biggest representation of the European Union.

Am 17. April 2019 verlieh der chilenische Senat dem Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) eine Medaille für seine entscheidende Rolle bei der Aufnahme des ersten Bildes überhaupt von einem schwarzen Loch. Das Foto, das vom Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) am 10. April mit enormem öffentlichen Interesse und Aufregung enthüllt wurde, war mit Daten von acht Radioteleskopen auf der ganzen Welt erstellt worden, darunter zwei, bei denen die ESO ein wichtiger Partner ist: ALMA und APEX. Die Lage dieser Teleskope in Chile und die große kombinierte Empfangsfläche der ALMA-Antennen waren unverzichtbar, um die beispiellose Auflösung und Empfindlichkeit zu erreichen, die erforderlich waren.

Am 17. April 2019 verlieh der chilenische Senat dem Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) eine Medaille für seine entscheidende Rolle bei der Aufnahme des ersten Bildes überhaupt von einem schwarzen Loch. Das Foto, das vom Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) am 10. April mit enormem öffentlichen Interesse und Aufregung enthüllt wurde, war mit Daten von acht Radioteleskopen auf der ganzen Welt erstellt worden, darunter zwei, bei denen die ESO ein wichtiger Partner ist: ALMA und APEX. Die Lage dieser Teleskope in Chile und die große kombinierte Empfangsfläche der ALMA-Antennen waren unverzichtbar, um die beispiellose Auflösung und Empfindlichkeit zu erreichen, die erforderlich waren.

Dieses Bild zeigt ALMA-Direktor Sean Dougherty bei seiner Rede im chilenischen Senat.

The 2019 Olivier Chesneau Prize has been awarded to Jozua de Boer, for his PhD thesis entitled “High-contrast Imaging of Protoplanetary Disks“. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, having completed his PhD there in 2018.

Jozua also spent a portion of his PhD at ESO in Chile between 2012 and 2015. He is pictured here at Paranal, home to ESO's Very Large Telescope.

The school students who took part in Girls' Day 2019 at ESO are pictured at ESO's Headquarters in Garching, Germany. This annual event in which ESO participates is a nation-wide day when technical enterprises, universities and research organisations open their doors to female school students in the 8th grade (8. Klasse). The aim is to give the students an insight into professions in science and technology, and to encourage them to choose careers in these fields. ESO hosts 50 female school students each year, and the places at ESO's popular programme for the day become fully booked very quickly.

Farid Char is a multi-talented friend of ESO. He is one of the tourguides for the VLT, but is also an accomplished astrophotographer and amateur astronomer in his own right. As one of ESO's photo embassadors his work appears on our website and has been featured as ESO Pictures of the Week. And, if that wasn't enough, he's contributed by ESO's future by helping with the site-testing process for the ELT. 

Farid Char is a multi-talented friend of ESO. He is one of the tourguides for the VLT, but is also an accomplished astrophotographer and amateur astronomer in his own right. As one of ESO's photo embassadors his work appears on our website and has been featured as ESO Pictures of the Week. And, if that wasn't enough, he's contributed by ESO's future by helping with the site-testing process for the ELT. 

Die Europäische Südsternwarte (ESO) und das Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport der Tschechischen Republik (MEYS) haben eine Vereinbarung unterzeichnet, die ein On-the-Job-Ausbildungsprogramm für tschechische Studenten und Praktikanten der ESO erleichtern soll.

Die Europäische Südsternwarte (ESO) und das Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport der Tschechischen Republik (MEYS) haben eine Vereinbarung unterzeichnet, die ein On-the-job-Ausbildungsprogramm für tschechische Studenten und Praktikanten bei der ESO erleichtern soll.

Die Europäische Südsternwarte (ESO) und das Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport der Tschechischen Republik (MEYS) haben eine Vereinbarung unterzeichnet, die ein On-the-job-Ausbildungsprogramm für tschechische Studenten und Praktikanten bei der ESO erleichtern soll.

ESO's Director General Xavier Barcons and Philippe Rioufreyt, CEO of the French optics company Safran Reosc, sign a contract for the supply of Mirror 5 (M5) of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Safran Reosc will provide the mirror along with the auxiliary equipment required for its handling, transport, operation and maintenance. The signing took place during a ceremony on 11 March 2019 at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany.

ESO's Director General Xavier Barcons and Jérôme Lavenac, Operations Managing Director of Mersen Boostec, sign a contract for the provision of components of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The signing took place during a ceremony on 11 March 2019 at ESO Headquarters in Garching, Germany. Mersen Boostec will provide the lightweight substrate for Mirror 5 (M5) to the specifications of Safran Reosc, the French optics company who also signed a contract during this ceremony, to provide M5 and its auxiliary equipment. Mersen Boostec will also supply the M5 replacement blanks if necessary.