Category: eso

Astronomers may have witnessed a planet’s birth

Post author By Randall
Post date May 20, 2020
Categories In ab aurigae, astronomy, chile, eso, european space observatory, images, News, planet, Space, sphere, Tech, tomorrow, very large telescope

[ad_1] Scientists believe they have observed a planet being formed for the first time. In a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics today, a team of astronomers explain how they captured images of a young star, AB Aurigae, 520 light-years from Earth. In a massive disc of swirling gas and dust around the star, they […]

Scientists find the closest known black hole to date

Post author By Randall
Post date May 6, 2020
Categories In astronomy, black hole, eso, gear, News, Space, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Don’t worry about being so close to an all-consuming beast. Unlike some black holes, such as the supermassive one believed to be at the heart of our galaxy, this one is both small and doesn’t “violently” interact with its surroundings or broadcast its presence with X-rays. It’s one of the first discovered stellar-mass holes […]

Watch the first ever image of a black hole be livestreamed here

Post author By Randall
Post date April 10, 2019
Categories In astronomy, black hole, eht, Entertainment, eso, event horizon telescope, image, Internet, picture, Space, Tech, tomorrow, universe

[ad_1] Scientists have long studied the effects of black holes on the universe, but because of their light-devouring properties, it’s never been possible to capture an image of the so-called event horizon, where matter and energy can no longer escape the hole’s clutches. Today’s ground-breaking image has been captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), […]