Centaurus A radio galaxy, as seen by ALMA
This new image of the centre of the distinctive galaxy Centaurus A, made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows how the new observatory
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How Giant Telescopes works
European Southern Observatory (ESO) suite of telescopes located in the mountains of Chile’s Atacama Desert, which is one of the driest places on Earth, take
Glowing Dust in Orion
The beautiful image of dust, is from of the region surrounding the reflection nebula Messier 78 (NGC 2068), just to the north of Orion’s Belt. When
Dust ring around the star Fomalhaut is seen by ALMA
Astronomers using the new still under construction observatory Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have discovered that planets orbiting the star Fomalhaut must be much smaller
Construction bigins on Giant Magellan Telescope
Construction has now started on the worlds largest telescope. In this video you can see how the planned 80-foot Giant Magellan Telescope will look after
New Tools unveiling Astronomical mysteries
Two new and powerful research tools are helping astronomers gain key insights needed to transform our understanding of important processes across the breadth of astrophysics.
La Silla Star Trails North and South
Fix your camera to a tripod and you can record graceful trails traced by the stars as planet Earth rotates on its axis. If the
All Four VLT Unit Telescopes Working as One
Having all four of the Unit Telescopes (UTs) working as one telescope observing the same object was a major step in the development of the
ALMA- Earth’s biggest eyes to Cosmos
A spectacular image of a dense gas cloud forming a generation of new stars has been captured on the official opening of the most complex
Perseid meteor and Snows of Paranal
Recorded last week, this dawn portrait of snowy mountain and starry sky captures a very rare scenario. The view does feature a pristine sky above
