A Stairway to the Stars: Laser Beams and Cosmic Dragons Over Paranal

At ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, visitors can experience some of the darkest and clearest night skies on Earth, feeling almost within reach of the stars. In a stunning display, the Milky Way’s center appears as a cosmic dragon under these pristine conditions. Meanwhile, the Very Large Telescope (VLT) uses dazzling laser beams [...]