ESO — Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System — Science Release eso1814

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 9 May 2018 9 May 2018 — ESO Science Release eso1814 Exiled Asteroid Discovered in Outer Reaches of Solar System— ESO telescopes find first confirmed carbon-rich asteroid in Kuiper Belt An international team of astronomers has used ESO telescopes to investigate a relic of the primordial Solar System. The team found that the unusual Kuiper Belt Object 2004 EW95 is a carbon-rich asteroid, the first of its kind to be confirmed in the cold outer reaches of the Solar System. This curious object likely formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and has been flung billions of kilometres from its origin to its current home in the Kuiper Belt. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1814/ Kind regards, The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department 9 May 2018   ESO Announcements ELT Foundation Work Started on Cerro Armazones 7 May 2018: The digging of the foundations for the dome and telescope structure of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) has begun on Cerro Armazones — at an altitude of over 3000 metres ... Read more ESOcast 159: Stan Dart: Supernova 7 May 2018: Most supernovae occur at the end of a massive star's life, when their dramatic destruction is marked by a catastrophic final explosion. However, to celebrate the start of the ... Read more ALMA Reaches 1000 Published Papers 3 May 2018: ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, has reached an important milestone with the publication of the 1000th peer-reviewed paper using ALMA data. The paper was Spatial variations in Titan ... Read more   ESOblog A Brilliant New Supernova Shines Over Munich — Stephen Molyneux describes his visit to the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre Author: Stephen Molyneux 4 May 2018: The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre opened its doors to the public on 28 April 2018 and one of our writers, Stephen Molyneux, was there to check it out ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Pictures of the Week 7 May 2018 Nova over Supernova 30 April 2018 Lights out in the galactic centre Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich Exposicion Awesome Universe en el Liceo Benjamin Munoz Gamero de Puerto Octay 24 - 29 June 2019: Starmus V 2 July 2019: Total Solar Eclipse Upcoming Exhibitions 18 - 23 June 2018: UNISPACE+50. Vienna, Austria. 20 - 31 August 2018: IAU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria. 24 - 29 June 2019: Starmus V event. Bern, Switzerland.              ESO Pictures of the Week You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to ESO News. Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser Follow us on: European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany