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The Paranal and the Shadow of the Earth

December 17, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter This beautiful photo, taken by ESO photo ambassador Babak Tafreshi, shows the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array and VISTA telescope atop the peaks of the Cerro Paranal in Chile’s Atacama Desert. In the distance the Earth’s shadow extends outward toward [...]

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How to Measure a Hot Jupiter

June 27, 2012

An international team of astronomers has figured out a way to determine details of an exoplanet’s atmosphere from 50 light-years away… even though the planet doesn’t transit the face of its star as seen from Earth. Remove this ad

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Gas Cloud Will Collide with our Galaxy’s Black Hole in 2013

June 26, 2012

Scientists have determined a giant gas cloud is on a collision course with the black hole in the center of our galaxy, and the two will be close enough by mid-2013 to provide a unique opportunity to observe how a super massive black hole sucks in material, in real time. This will give astronomers more [...]

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How Do The Biggest Telescopes Work?

May 17, 2012

Located high in the mountains of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the enormous telescopes of the European Southern Observatory have been providing astronomers with unprecedented views of the night sky for 50 years. ESO’s suite of telescopes take advantage of the cold, clear air over the Atacama, which is one of the driest places on Earth. But [...]

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The Care And Feeding Of Teenage Galaxies… And By The Way, They Need Gas

March 14, 2012

Got a teenager? Then you know the story. Go to look for your favorite bag of chips and they’re gone. You eat one portion of meat and they need three. If you like those cookies, then you better have a darn good place to stash them. And, while you’re at it, their car needs gas. [...]

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