ESO Top 10 Astronomical Discoveries <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/science/top10/ <br /> <br />1. Stars orbiting the Milky Way black hole <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso0226, <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0226/ <br /> <br />2. Accelerating Universe <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso9861 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso9861/ <br /> <br />3. First image of an exoplanet <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso0428 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0428/ <br /> <br />4. Gamma-ray bursts – the connections with supernovae and merging neutron stars <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso0318 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0318/ <br /> <br />and in the ESO Press Release eso0533 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0533/ <br /> <br />5. Cosmic temperature independently measured <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso0813 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0813/ <br /> <br />6, Oldest star known in the Milky Way <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso0425 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0425/ <br /> <br />and in the ESO Press Release eso0106 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0106/ <br /> <br />7. Flares from the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso0841 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0841/ <br /> <br />8. Direct measurements of the spectra of exoplanets and their atmospheres <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso1047 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1047/ <br /> <br />and in the ESO Press Release eso1002 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1002/ <br /> <br />9. Richest planetary system <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso1035 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1035/ <br /> <br />10. Milky Way stellar motions <br /> <br />Read more in the ESO Press Release eso0411 <br /> <br />http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0411/ <br /> <br />Music tracks : "The Voyage", Inner Journey" and "One Fine Day" <br />From Audionautix <br /> <br />http://audionautix.com <br />.