Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 10:47
Astronomers based at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile have captured the first image of a nebula with a patch, or cavity, the ESO said Wednesday.
Last Updated: Friday, November 30, 2012, 16:19
You can now recreate the weather in your own home with a new lamp created by experimental Swiss design studio, Micasa Lab.
Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2012, 14:04
The planetary nebula Abell 30, which is located 5,500 light-years from Earth, has given astronomers a look at a dying Sun-like star.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 15:41
Orion Nebula, the most studied star formation region in space, is actually a complicated mix of these two star clusters, a new study has revealed.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 15, 2012, 09:49
A new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the Pencil Nebula against a rich starry background looking like a witch’s broom.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 14:46
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has released a new image that shows the candle-like Flame nebula lighting up a cavern of dust.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 09:43
A stunning new view from ESA’s Herschel space observatory show giant bubbles, towering pillars and cascading clouds of dust and gas fill the star-forming nursery of the Carina Nebula.
Last Updated: Friday, March 2, 2012, 18:51
Three key research centers and a consortium of Internet companies said on Thursday they would work together on a European cloud computing platform.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 19:50
Omega Nebula, captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), is one of the sharpest of this object ever taken from the ground.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 15:21
Scientists have for the first time discovered the fastest-rotating massive star, which spins at the speed of 600 kilometers per second at the equator.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 19:38
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope has captured a spectacular view of star formation in the Carina Nebula.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 11:31
Scientists have for the first time captured images of one of the brightest stars in the infrared sky surrounded by a huge dusty double shell - thanks to the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT).
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