Astronomers use ESO telescope to capture photo of extremely rare 'space butterfly'
A team of astronomers have used the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) to capture a stunning photo of NGC 2899 - a bubble of gas that looks like a butterfly. The photo is significant because the bubble has never been captured by astronomers in the past.
Aug 04, 2020, 12:40 PM IST
Massive stars are abundant in nearby galaxy than thought
Until recently, the existence of stars up to 200 solar masses was highly disputed, and the study shows that a maximum birth mass of stars of 200-300 solar masses appears likely.
Jan 05, 2018, 17:31 PM IST
Spotted - Dark, contorted sunspot nearly twice the diameter of Earth (See pic)
Researchers including those from European Southern Observatory (ESO), produced the images as a demonstration of ALMA’s ability to study solar activity at longer wavelengths of light than are typically available to solar observatories on Earth.
Jan 23, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
EPIC 220504338b: Dense 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star discovered
The newly discovered planet, designated EPIC 220504338b, was discovered using photometry from Campaign 8 of the Kepler-2 (K2) mission and high-resolution spectroscopic follow up obtained with the FEROS spectrograph.
Nov 30, 2016, 19:51 PM IST
