Universe
Thirty Meter Telescope Selects Mauna Kea
When completed in 2018, the TMT will enable astronomers to detect and study light from the earliest stars and galaxies, analyze the formation of planets around…
Turbulence responsible for black holes' balancing act
We live in a hierarchical Universe where small structures join into larger ones. Earth is a planet in our Solar System, the Solar System resides in the Milky…
Turbulence responsible for black holes' balancing act
We live in a hierarchical Universe where small structures join into larger ones. Earth is a planet in our Solar System, the Solar System resides in the Milky…
Astronomer's new guide to the galaxy: largest map of cold dust revealed
This new guide for astronomers, known as the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL) shows the Milky Way in submillimetre-wavelength light…
Intense heat killed the Universe's would-be galaxies
The research, to be presented at an international conference today (Wednesday, July 1), also forms a core part of a new ICC movie charting the evolution of the…
World's fastest and most sensitive astronomical camera
The first 240×240 pixel images with the world's fastest high precision faint light camera were obtained through a collaborative effort between ESO and three…