Observatories

Exotic Objects, Stars

The Very Large Telescope probes remains of medieval supernova

Cosmology, Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

NASA joins ESA’s “dark universe” mission

Stars

Stars emerge from darkness in nearby stellar nursery

Galaxies

Galaxy’s gamma-ray flares erupted far from its black hole

Stars

New VISTA image of star cluster 47 Tucanae

Stars, Telescopes and Equipment

Next-generation adaptive optics brings remarkable details to light in stellar nursery

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

Radio telescopes give clues to structure, history of the Milky Way

Exotic Objects, Galaxies

Massive outburst in neighbor galaxy surprises astronomers

Exoplanets, Planets

ALMA sheds light on planet-forming gas streams

Exoplanets, Planets, Solar System

The Very Large Telescope rediscovers life on Earth by looking at the Moon

Stars

APEX turns its eye to dark clouds in Taurus

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

VLT takes most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula