- ESO Press Release 03/06: Distant Planet Brings Astronomers
Closer To Home. - Using a network of telescopes scattered across the
globe, including the Danish 1.54m telescope at ESO La Silla (Chile),
astronomers [1] discovered a new extrasolar planet significantly
more Earth-like than any other planet found so far.
With ESO PR Photos 03a-b/06 and ESO PR Video ESO PR Video
03a/06.
Take a look at: http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2006/pr-03-06.html.- ESO Press Release 02/06:
Observing a very rare occultation of a star by Pluto's
satellite Charon from three different sites, including Paranal,
home of the VLT, astronomers were able to determine with great
accuracy the radius and density of the satellite to the farthest
planet. With ESO PR Photos 02a-c/06.
Take a look at: http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2006/pr-02-06.html.