2 posts tagged ‘european southern observatory’

• The Heart of the Milky Way Glows With Unprecedented Detail in New Webb Image

  Gizmodo, Nov 21, 2023

  The center of our galaxy is a menagerie of exotic objects; a supermassive black hole, clouds of hot gas, and giant stars that can help inform the origin story of much of the universe. Using the Webb telescope, scientists got to see this chaotic region of the Milky Way in a different light, revealing new features and… Read more...

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• The Hubble Telescope Just Sized Up an Earth-Sized Exoplanet

  Gizmodo, Nov 17, 2023

  The Hubble Space Telescope just ogled an exoplanet passing in front of a star in a triple system, revealing the nearby world’s mass. Read more...

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