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La Silla

A Cosmic Seagull’s Star-Studded Wings

February 8, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Bright stars and vast clouds of dust and gas illuminate the “wings” of the Seagull Nebula (ESO) These glowing red clouds are just a small part of the wings of an enormous bird — the Seagull Nebula, a band of gas [...]

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Makemake’s Mysteriously Missing Atmosphere

November 21, 2012

Artist’s impression of the surface of Makemake, a dwarf planet beyond Pluto (ESO/L. Calçada/Nick Risinger) It turns out there’s no air up there: the distant dwarf planet Makemake is surprisingly lacking in an atmosphere, according to findings made by astronomers using telescopes at ESO’s La Silla and Paranal observatories. Remove this ad

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Take a Gander at a Cosmic Gull

September 26, 2012

The head and “eye” of the Seagull Nebula (ESO) This colorful new image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory highlights the heart of a shining stellar nursery located between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. Officially named Sharpless 2-292, the cloud of gas and dust forms the “head” of the Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) and gets [...]

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