VISTA Telescope
The ESO Releases the Most Detailed Infrared Map of our Galaxy Ever Made
Despite decades of large-scale optical surveys, there are still mysteries about the Milky Way galaxy that astronomers are eager to…
Astronomers Find a Blinking Star Near the Center of the Milky Way
In this week’s edition of new unexplained astronomical phenomena, a team of astronomers led by Dr. Leigh Smith from Cambridge…
Enjoy The Biggest Infrared Image Ever Taken Of The Small Magellanic Cloud Without All That Pesky Dust In The Way
A new image of the Small Magellanic Cloud reveals its population of stars in stunningly rich detail.
Zoom Through 84 Million Stars in Gigantic New 9-Gigapixel Image
The image above is a portion of a new gigantic nine-gigapixel image from the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO’s…
96 New Reasons To Love Star Clusters
[/caption] "Ninety-six clusters of stars in the sky.... Ninety-six clusters of stars... You take one down and pass it around..."…
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…
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…
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…
New VISTA of Orion
[/caption] Oh-oh-oh Orion! The new VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) infrared survey telescope has used its huge…