Tag: Astronomy
A horse bursting from flames: an iconic image of ESO for the new year!
A spectacular fireworks display to celebrate the New Year offered by ESO. Don’t worry, the iconic constellation of Orion is neither exploding nor burning. The “fire” you see on this…
The magnificent comet Leonard in photos
Comet Leonard is passing closer to the Sun today. The warming she has been undergoing for several weeks has clearly visible and spectacular effects, as evidenced by the photos published…
The beautiful comet Leonard will go interstellar
Comet Leonard is passing closer to the Sun today. The warming she has been undergoing for several weeks has clearly visible and spectacular effects, as evidenced by the photos published…
Here’s everything the Webb Space Telescope will observe for the first year
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is announced for this fall. Finally ! Preparations are in full swing. The project managers have just announced the list of 286…
Centaurus A black hole eruption occupies 16 times the size of the Moon in the sky
Radio astronomers have produced the most complete picture of radio broadcasts from one of the Milky Way’s closest supermassive black holes. The show is fed by the central black hole…
The Webb space telescope and the Miri instrument told by the French scientists who made it
A few days before the launch of the James-Webb, the most powerful space telescope ever built will finally fly aboard an Ariane 5 and continue the work of its predecessor,…
The “Christmas comet” puts on a show after a burst of activity
As always, comets are full of surprises and unpredictable. Comet Leonard is no exception. Here are the most beautiful photos of his recent convulsions, observed since December 20. You will…
Webb, the largest space telescope ever built, told by the French scientists who made it
A few days before the launch of the James-Webb, the most powerful space telescope ever built will finally fly aboard an Ariane 5 and continue the work of its predecessor,…
The Geminids, the most beautiful rain of shooting stars of the year, in photos
If you missed the peak of activity of the Geminids, here are some of the most beautiful photos of the meteor swarm that will convince you to keep an eye…
Why is the Sun rising in the east?
Do you know where the sun rises? If the Sun rises in the east, and systematically in the east, it is because the Earth turns on itself, always in the…