How does the future optical/near-infrared telescope match up against the world’s grandest sights
Astronomy
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Deep Space
Very Large Telescope releases new view of ‘Cosmic Seagull’
The remarkable detail reveals the individual astronomical objects that make up the celestial bird, as well as the finer features within them
Deep Space
Black hole’s flaring hot spots prove decade-old theory
The recent detection of flares circling the heavy-weight objects has revealed how they grow and consume matter
Deep Space
Einstein’s theory successfully tested near supermassive black hole
This result is the culmination of 26 years of observations made by the Very Large Telescope in Chile
Astronomy
New image release: Baby stars boom into view
This amazing spectacle helps astronomers understand how stellar youngsters affect their gaseous and dusty environments
Deep Space
Astronomers discover Earth-sized planet just 11 light years away
The newly-discovered exoplanet shows promising signs for habitability
Astronomy
Astronomers capture great galaxy cluster with stunning new clarity
Galactic member NGC 1316 has been found to be a goldmine of information
Deep Space
Dark matter likely to be cold rather than ‘fuzzy’, suggests new study
An international team of cosmologists have used data from the intergalactic medium – the vast, largely empty space between galaxies – to narrow down what dark matter could be
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Astronomers think they may have worked out how massive stars form
The strongest evidence yet that the formation of hefty stars follow a path similar to their lower-mass cousins has been found
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Chilean telescope captures best image yet of “Southern Owl’s” dying star
Hauntingly glowing in the darkness of space, the planetary nebula ESO 378-1 cuts an eerie figure
Astronomy
Why do some telescopes make artificial stars?
When the European Southern Observatory needs a star, it just creates its own
Deep Space
What’s the Vela supernova remnant hiding?
We zoomed into this fascinating structure and took a look