Based on data from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and from the Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have gained insights into a galactic globular cluster known as Djorgovski 2. Besides determining fundamental parameters of the object, the new research classified Djorgovski 2 as a moderately metal-poor globular cluster. The findings are presented in a paper published June 27 on arXiv.org. Source:…
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Uranus’ rings surprisingly bright in ‘heat’ images
The rings of the 7th planet, Uranus, are thin and dark. But new thermal images from the ALMA and VLT telescopes show them glowing brightly. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/uranus-rings-glow-thermal-image-alma-vlt-uc-berkeley…
Astronomers ponder halos around galaxies
Galaxies are massive and beautiful islands of stars. But did you know that most galaxies are surrounded by halos? A complex instrument on the Very Large Telescope is giving astronomers new views of these galactic rings of light. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/galaxies-halos-muse-very-large-telescope-eso…
Astronomers pinpoint source of fast radio burst
“This is the big breakthrough that the field has been waiting for since astronomers discovered fast radio bursts in 2007,” one team member said. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/frb-180924-location-pinpointed-askap…
MUSE reveals a glowing ring of light in the distant universe
The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile has revealed very detailed halos of neutral hydrogen around distant galaxies. A new result zooms on a few such halos, one of them forming a large, almost-complete ring of light. This result will be presented by Adélaïde Claeyssens (Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon—CRAL UMR5574) at the annual meeting of the…
‘First light’ achieved on upgraded planet-finding instrument to search for Earth-like planets in nearest star system
Newly-built planet-finding instrument installed on Very Large Telescope, Chile, begins 100-hour observation of nearby stars Alpha Centauri A and B, aiming to be first to directly image a habitable exoplanet Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-06-planet-finding-instrument-earth-like-planets-nearest.html…