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Astronomers capture the most intricate picture of a galaxy in a thousand colors ever seen
A stunning new image of the Sculptor Galaxy, located 11 million light-years away, painted in thousands of colors by the VLT, ...
Max Planck Society19h
Focus on the universe
An overview of the unique characteristics of the four prominent telescopes Hubble, James Webb, Euclid and Vera C. Rubin, which observe the universe from different perspectives. The article also ...
Discover Magazine on MSN6h
Andromeda-Milky Way Galaxy Smash-Up May Not Happen As Soon As Expected
Our galaxy may not be destined to end in a fiery collision with the Andromeda galaxy as soon as previously thought. While ...
Nature12h
Future optical technologies for telescopes
Galileo gave very few details of his observing techniques ... complex and expensive as many current telescopes. A big, and therefore heavy, instrument creates stability problems, particularly ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN23h
The World’s Largest Camera Is About to Unveil Its First Photos of Space. Here’s How to Follow Along With a Live Stream
The revolutionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unveil new insights about our universe—and you can catch a first look at a ...
University News & Events21h
Revolutionary Rubin Observatory debuts with first images taken by world’s largest camera
On June 23, the first images from the much-anticipated Vera C. Rubin Observatory atop Chile’s Cerro Pachón will be shown to ...
Zooming into the stars: Most vivid image of the Sculptor Galaxy revealed
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have captured an ultra-detailed image of the Sculptor galaxy, which they say ...