ESO — ESO contributes to protecting Earth from dangerous asteroids — Organisation Release eso1910

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 3 June 2019 3 June 2019 — ESO Organisation Release eso1910 ESO contributes to protecting Earth from dangerous asteroids— VLT observes a passing double asteroid hurtling by Earth at 70000 km/h The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as it flew by Earth on 25 May. While this double asteroid was not itself a threatening object, scientists used the opportunity to rehearse the response to a hazardous Near-Earth Object (NEO), proving that ESO's front-line technology could be critical in planetary defence. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1910/ Kind regards, The ESO Department of Communication 3 June 2019   ESOblog Astronomical failures — Some of the "mistakes" that have led to our current understanding of science Laura Hiscott Nicole Shearer 31 May 2019: We want to share a secret: scientists fail all the time. A lot of scientific research leads to a "null" result, meaning that it is not a discovery. And though ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Pictures of the Week 3 June 2019 The Hunter and La Silla 27 May 2019 Desert Stargazing New on eso.org New APOD: M95: Spiral Galaxy with an Inner Ring Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich 24 - 29 June 2019: Starmus V 2 July 2019: Total Solar Eclipse              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