Tag Archives: European Southern Observatory

Space Cloud Ripped Apart by Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: LiveScience Megan Gannon Astronomers have spied a huge gas cloud being pulled like taffy around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. Their observations suggest that the space … Continue reading

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Stunning Photo Captures Reflective Cloud in Orion Constellation

Interesting stuff… TGO By Miriam Kramer | SPACE.com A telescope in South America has captured a spectacular new view of an intricate cloud of interstellar dust in the famed Orion constellation. The new space cloud photo, taken by the Atacama … Continue reading

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Fading Supernova Explosions Revealed in New Spiral Galaxy Picture

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com A scintillating spiral galaxy that played host to two supernova explosions in the past 30 years takes center stage in a new image captured by a … Continue reading

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Early Universe’s Dark Galaxies May Have Been Revealed for 1st Time

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com A telescope in South America has found tantalizing evidence of primitive galaxies born in the early universe, a find that, if confirmed, would mark the first-ever … Continue reading

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European Telescope Pierces Into Heart of Massive Galaxy

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com – Mon, Jun 25, 2012 A recent photo of the colossal Centaurus A galaxy pierces through thick clouds of cosmic dust to reveal a clear view of its … Continue reading

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World’s Largest Telescope Project Gets Green Light

Science continues to push forward, to reach further into new frontiers, to discover… Where would mankind be if not for science? We’d still be living in the Stone Age… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | … Continue reading

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Weird Galaxy Glows Bright in Amazing Telescope Photo

Interesting stuff… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Space.com By SPACE.com Staff | SPACE.com A telescope in Chile has caught a spectacular new view of a peculiar galaxy with a monster black hole at its heart. The new image shows … Continue reading

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First glimpse of a planet from another galaxy

The study of cosmology is one of the most fascinating of all the sciences. I can only imagine what discoveries will be made in the next hundred years and beyond, as our technology advances at a geometric rate. TGO Refer … Continue reading

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Astronomers bag biggest ever find of exoplanets

Interesting stuff for those of you out there interested in astronomy… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press PARIS (AFP) – European astronomers on Tuesday said they had found a distant star orbited by at least five planets in … Continue reading

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