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Close up of dead star
European astronomers have announced the image of a star about 3,300 light-years from Earth, emitting the last bright light before disappearing forever.
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Close up of the Milky Way's
Some of the Milky Way stars must be 13 billion years old, but the production machine is constantly working to produce new generation of stars.
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Two meteor explosions at a galaxy
The galaxy, called NGC 1187, was discovered in 1784 by the English astronomer William Herschel. Far from being calm and unchanging, it has
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Research breakthroughs on dark galaxies
Astronomers in Chile used powerful telescopes to observe what they called the first evidence of the existence of dark galaxies, according to the Southern European Observ…
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Discovered that 9 'super-Earths' can support life
On March 23, the Southern European Observatory (ESO) reported that they had found 9
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Pink nebula Omega
The new image of the Omega Nebula captured by the Southern Observatory (ESO) VLT telescope is one of the clearest shots taken from the ground. Pink dust in the center of…
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The largest space telescope goes into operation
The European Astronomical Authority (ESO) on October 3 announces ALMA - the world's largest telescope, can observe the universe from dust and gas particles that form sta…
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The world's largest telescope is located in Chile
The European Space Research Organization in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) has decided to choose this South American country as the place for the world's largest telescop…
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The cradle of the solar system
ESO recently published a series of central shots of a cosmic cloud called RCW 38, along with the newly created stars and planetary systems.
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Element acceleration in the Milky Way galaxy
Thanks to a special study combining data from ESO's Extra Large Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory, astronomers shed light on the mystery of the acceleration…
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Measuring galaxies giant Messier 87
Using ESO's ultra-large VLT telescope, astronomers have succeeded in determining the size of the giant Messier 87 galaxy.
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The eye of the Helix Nebula
The large market camera of La Silla Observatory (ESO) has just captured a picture of Helix planetary nebula.
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The chaos and strange duo of galaxies
Extremely large telescope ESO has recently taken an unprecedented picture of the two mixed and chaotic galaxies.
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The complex structure of the nebula is brightest in space
The latest ESO image reveals incredible detail in the complex structure of one of the largest and brightest nebula in the sky, the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372).
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Black hole flushed from Centaurus A
Scientists take a new look at the Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128) when the rays and lobes emanating from the central black hole are recorded by wavelengths of light below…