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If you are a frequent reader of Astronomy, then you likely have seen images on its pages of objects from the famous Lynds' ...
A new image of the Trifid Nebula, shows just why it is a firm favorite of astronomers, amateur and professional alike. This massive star factory is so named for the dark dust bands that trisect ...
Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...
Featuring never-before-seen views of galaxies and more than 2,100 newly discovered asteroids, the observations are only a ...
The year was 2021, when our Gear Editor, Feroz Khan, spoke to Professor Aaron Roodman about the world’s largest camera that could change our understanding of the universe. Four years later, this ...
Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...
A rare combination of three different types of cosmic cloudsknown as nebulas can be seen in a new image of the Trifid Nebula, a smolderingstar factory 5,500 light-years away. The image, taken by ...
The magnificent Trifid Nebula, also known NGC 6514, is a bright cloud of cosmic dust and gas that serves as a stellar nursery for newborn stars.. It lies about 5,000 light-years away from Earth in ...
The Trifid Nebula, which lies thousands of light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius, was first observed by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1764 ...
In its debut, the telescope turned its eye toward two familiar showstoppers in deep space: the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas in ...
The largest digital camera ever built has released its first shots of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, unveiled vibrant images Monday of colorful nebulas ...
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VISTA survey telescope has revealed a beautiful new aspect of the Trifid Nebula, a star formation area that sits around 5,200 light years away from Earth ...