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New VLT Survey Telescope Opens Wide Eyes to the Universe

[/caption] There's a new telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile and what big eyes it has! The VLT Survey…

13 years ago

Studying Saturn’s Super Storm

[/caption] First seen by amateur astronomers back in December, the powerful seasonal storm that has since bloomed into a planet-wrapping…

14 years ago

Two Views of a Lopsided Galaxy

[/caption] From an ESO press release: The Meathook Galaxy, or NGC 2442, has a dramatically lopsided shape. One spiral arm…

14 years ago

Awe-Inspiring View of the Milky Way

[/caption] The Chilean Atacama Desert boasts some of the darkest skies on Earth – which is why it is home…

14 years ago

Stunning New Look at Reflection Nebula Messier 78

[/caption] Here’s another “Hidden Treasure” from the European Southern Observatory, from the astrophotography competition where amateurs create images from unused…

14 years ago

A Galaxy With a Big “S” on Its Chest

[/caption] Can galaxy NGC 157 leap tall buildings in a single bound, stop a speeding bullet or bend steel in…

14 years ago

Hidden Treasure Within the Orion Nebula

[/caption] This dreamy look inside the Orion Nebula is the latest “Hidden Treasure” released by the European South Observatory, part…

14 years ago

Dive Into the Infrared Lagoon (Nebula)!

[/caption] This rich and stunning new infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula shows detail never seen before. Doesn’t it make…

14 years ago

New Look at an Ancient Swarm of Stars

[/caption] Globular clusters form during the earliest stages in a galaxy’s development, so clusters like this one, M 107, or…

14 years ago

Clash of the Titan Galaxies

[/caption] Is this galaxy exploding? Although that's what it might look like, this is actually two gigantic galaxies crashing into…

14 years ago