ESO — First interstellar comet may be the most pristine ever found — Science Release eso2106

ESO — Reaching New Heights in Astronomy Subscription preferences | Unsubscribe | View in browser European Southern Observatory ESO News 30 March 2021 30 March 2021 — ESO Science Release eso2106 First interstellar comet may be the most pristine ever found New observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) indicate that the rogue comet 2I/Borisov, which is only the second and most recently detected interstellar visitor to our Solar System, is one of the most pristine ever observed. Astronomers suspect that the comet most likely never passed close to a star, making it an undisturbed relic of the cloud of gas and dust it formed from. The release, images and videos are available on: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2106/ Kind regards, The ESO Department of Communication 30 March 2021   ESOblog Who's who on the ELT - Part III — The faces behind the world's biggest eye on the sky 26 March 2021: Bigger than all existing optical research telescopes combined, ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will drive astronomy into the future, tackling the biggest scientific challenges of our time. But to construct ... Read more Share this newsletter on:     Start receiving this newsletter in your language  Picture of the Week 29 March 2021 A starry superbubble Upcoming Events Ongoing Café & Kosmos in Munich              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