Astronomers using several telescopes at NOIRLab, including the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope, have obtained critical…
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Astronomy
Surprisingly Young Galaxy Breaks Low-Oxygen Record
Astronomers using two Maunakea Observatories — Subaru Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory — combined with…
Stunning Space Butterfly Captured By ESO Telescope
Resembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colours, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of…
The Best Place On Earth For A Telescope: High On A Frigid Antarctic Plateau
Dome A, the highest ice dome on the Antarctic Plateau, could offer the clearest view on…
ASTHROS Will Study the Cosmos with a Stratospheric Balloon
Work has begun on an ambitious new mission that will carry a cutting-edge 8.4-foot (2.5-meter) telescope…
Hubble Snaps Ghostly Galaxy
A notable feature of most spiral galaxies is the multitude of arching spiral arms that seemingly…
Spectacular Ultraviolet Flash May Finally Explain How White Dwarfs Explode
For just the second time ever, astrophysicists have spotted a spectacular flash of ultraviolet (UV) light…
Magnetic Field of a Spiral Galaxy
The magnetic field lines extend as much as 22,500 light-years beyond the galaxy’s disk. Scientists know…
Separating Gamma-ray Bursts: Students Make A Critical Breakthrough
By applying a machine-learning algorithm, scientists at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have developed…
How Galaxies Die: New Insights Into The Quenching Of Star Formation
Astronomers studying galaxy evolution have long struggled to understand what causes star formation to shut down…