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, ...
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...
Paranal’s facilities, however, should soon be outclassed by ESO’s under-construction $1.5-billion Extremely Large Telescope, or ELT, which boasts a light-gathering primary mirror nearly 40 ...
Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...
Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...
Scientists have mapped the 3D structure of exoplanet WASP-121b's atmosphere, revealing powerful winds, extreme weather, and a ...
From star births to deaths and a party in a black hole, here are some of the reports we’ve been getting back from the ...
Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar ...
Euclid space telescope sent some images back to Earth during an early testing phase. While reviewing the pictures, astronomer ...