An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.
"If you want to take the stairs and walkways from the entrance of the ELT's dome all the way up to the top, you need about 30 minutes." ...
Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...
Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...
Astronomers have discovered by looking through an exoplanet's atmosphere and mapping its 3D structure for the first time ...
Using the ESPRESSO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), scientists have been able to prove into its atmosphere, revealing its 3D structure. This is the first time that this has been ...
The research has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.
Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so closely that a year lasts just 30 Earth hours. One side of the planet is ...
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
This exoplanet’s extreme climate defies all models. WASP-121b is one of the most studied exoplanets. Known for its extreme conditions—such as clouds of metal vapor—it belong ...
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the solar system, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...
A breathtaking new image of the RCW 38 star cluster showcases a cosmic nursery bursting with color, light, and energy.