Category: very large telescope

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 […]

Discovery shows early galaxies could have very short lives

Post author By Randall
Post date January 20, 2020
Categories In astronomy, galaxy, gear, keck telescope, national observatory of japan, niels bohr institute, Science, Space, Tech, universe, very large telescope

[ad_1] The findings are “not too far away” from what recent computer models of the universe would predict, but it’s far enough that it could force astronomers to rethink those models and adjust their understanding of the universe’s early days. You might see a more refined model in the relatively near future. The researchers expect […]

Scientists find the largest observed black hole to date

Post author By Randall
Post date August 11, 2019
Categories In abell 85, astronomy, astrophysics, black hole, gear, holm 15a, max planck institute, Science, Space, supermassive black hole, Tech, very large telescope

[ad_1] The team spotted the black hole using data from the Very Large Telescope array. The wealth of extra data from the Chile observatory helped them map the structure of Holm 15A in unprecedented detail, helping them run simulations to explain the galaxy’s formation and its unusually faint center. Simply speaking, the black hole is […]