VISTA Survey Telescope Discovers Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe
Using ESO’s VISTA Survey Telescope, astronomers have discovered a horde of previously hidden massive galaxies that existed when the Universe was in its infancy. The…
Using ESO’s VISTA Survey Telescope, astronomers have discovered a horde of previously hidden massive galaxies that existed when the Universe was in its infancy. The…
Using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered the first gamma-ray pulsar in a galaxy other than the Milky Way. The…
An international team of astronomers has discovered some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way. These stars could contain vital clues about the early…
Using the Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers has studied in detail for the first time the remains of a fatal interaction between…
On-site construction for the Giant Magellan Telescope has begun. Leading scientists, senior officials, and supporters from an international consortium of universities and research institutions are…
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope to conduct a “cosmic archaeological dig” at the very heart of our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have uncovered…
A new study led by Yale University reveals a cluster of young stars that develop in distinct, episodic spurts. It is the first time astronomers…
Using the VISTA telescope astronomers have discovered a previously unknown component of the Milky Way. By mapping out the locations of a class of stars…
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, a team of astronomers has discovered a giant gathering of galaxies located 8.5 billion light-years…
A team of astronomers has discovered a stable structure around one of the most massive, newly forming stars in our galaxy, revealing how some stars…
Using Japan’s Suzaku X-ray satellite, a team of astronomers present the first measurements of the abundances of iron, magnesium, silicon and sulfur in four directions…
This newly released Hubble image shows the quadruple star system DI Cha. Two stars shine through the center of a ring of cascading dust in…
Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology have probed the magnetic fields in the inner regions of stars for the first time, revealing that they…
Using the repurposed Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered evidence of a tiny, rocky object being torn apart as it spirals around a white dwarf…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute and the International Space Science Institute have analyzed the Ulysses interstellar dust measurements, revealing that dust particles can change…
This newly released ESO image shows a spiral disc around HD 100453, which is located 350 light-years away. ESO’s SPHERE, a planet-hunting instrument installed on…
A team of astronomers has discovered the hottest and most massive double star system to date where the two components are in contact and sharing…
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, a newly published study reveals that when our solar system was born less than ten percent of the…