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Exoplanet of Extragalactic Origin Could Foretell Our Solar System’s Future
[/caption] While astronomers have detected over 500 extrasolar planets during the past 15 years, this latest one might have the…
HAWK-I Hunts Down Spiral Galaxies in Stunning Detail
[/caption] Just like its ornithological namesake, the HAWK-I imager on the Very Large Telescope uses its piercing eyesight to hunt…
Galaxy Growth Not Always Result of Violent Collisions
[/caption] Until recently, it was thought the galactic equivalent of a motorway pile-up was the only way galaxies got bigger.…
100 Epic Astronomy Images from ESO
[/caption] The European Southern Observatory pumps out incredible astronomical images, usually weekly, and they have now put together a collection…
New VISTA Within the Unicorn
[/caption] What a gorgeous new infrared image of the region within the Monoceros (Unicorn) constellation taken from ESO’s Paranal Observatory…
Another Solar System Like our Own?
There is another Sun-like star out there with an intriguing family of planets orbiting about and it could be the…
Ambitious Survey Spots Stellar Nurseries
[/caption] ESO’s VISTA telescope has begun a new survey of the Magellanic Cloud, and this spectacular image of the Tarantula…
Big or Small, All Stars Form the Same Way
[/caption] How do massive stars form? This has been one of the more hotly debated questions in astronomy. Do big…
Zoom into a New VISTA of the Sculptor Galaxy
The new VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile (the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) has captured…
Exoplanet Confirms Gas Giants Can Form Quickly
[/caption] For the first time, astronomers have been able to directly follow the motion of an exoplanet as it moves…