The Universe had a ‘cosmic dawn’; this was the earliest period where dust and galaxies started ‘waking up.’ And the…
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First Neptune-planet around a white dwarf
Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have, for the first time, found evidence of a giant planet associated with a…
Illustrating the Cosmos
An interview with to graphic designers who turn telescope images into art
First Star Strontium Spotted
The periodic table of elements have all been seen on Earth, but what about in space? All elements, from light…
Cosmic Pretel
Two baby stars (the bright dots) are fed by an intricate pretzel-shaped network of gas and dust. This system will…
A Cosmic Jellyfish
Some scientific phenomena can inadvertently create beautiful art. In this case, pressure stripping causes a spiral galaxy, ESO 137-001, to…