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New Pictures from NASA’s WISE telescope – The Cosmic Rosebud.

4 months and 10 days ago
By Arkenor

A breathtaking new picture just released by NASA, from their Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. Launched in 14 December 2009, WISE finished its testing phase on January 14 2010. In the two months since then it has already produced some spectacular data, and more than a few gorgeous images.

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Solar Phenomena seen at the ESO

2 years and 2 months ago
By Arkenor

Cerro Paranal, home of ESO’s Very Large Telescope, is certainly one of the best astronomical sites on the planet. Stunning images, obtained by ESO staff at Paranal, of the green and blue flashes, as well as of the so-called ‘Gegenschein’, are real cases in point.

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Planet formation seen in the Seven Sisters star cluster.

2 years and 8 months ago
By Arkenor

The Pleaides

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