... The atmosphere around a super-Earth exoplanet has been analysed for the first time by an international team of astronomers using ESOтАЩs Very Large Telescope. ... At Paranal, ESO operates the Very Large Telescope, the worldтАЩs most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory and VISTA, the worldтАЩs largest survey telescope. ... ESO is currently planning a 42-metre European Extremely Large optical/near-infrared Telescope, the E-ELT, which will become тАЬthe worldтАЩs biggest eye on the skyтАЭ. ...