Observatories
Elements of the Universe Shown in New Image
[/caption] It's not Earth, Wind and Fire*, but light, wind and fire in this dramatic new image of the Small…
All-Sky Radio Image in 60 Seconds, No Moving Parts
[/caption] This image is a software-calibrated image with high signal-to-noise ratio at a frequency of 120 MHz, of the radio…
Gemini’s New Filters Reveal the Beauty of Star Birth
[/caption] About 2,000 light-years away, in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan), lies Sharpless 2-106 (after Stewart Sharpless who put…
Armazones Chile to be the Site for the 42 meter European Extremely Large Telescope?
Question: Where are the night skies always dark, cloud-free 360 days a year, bone-dry, and orbiting 3.5 km above sea…
An XO For Valentine’s Day…
[/caption]Almost everyone the world over recognizes the letters X and O to represent a kiss and a hug, but this…
Airborne Observatory Passes Next Stage of Testing
If you've ever been out observing and the clouds roll in, undoubtedly you've thought, "If I could only get above…
ALMA Telescope Links Third Antenna
Well, they're 1/22 of the way there: the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), planned to be one of the largest…
First (of many) Gorgeous Pictures from the New VISTA
Well, the WISE infrared all-sky satellite may be delayed until Monday, but the new infrared southern sky survey telescope VISTA…
10 Years of XMM-Newton
[/caption] XMM-Newton, the ESA's premiere space-based X-ray observatory, will celebrate 10 years of spectacular X-ray imaging of our Universe today.…
Exploring to the Beat of Pulsars
[/caption] An innovative project that provides high school students in Australia the opportunity to work with the famous Parkes radio…