Big Telescope Gives Best-Ever 3D View Of Deep Space
Along with Earthrise and the Pillars of Creation, the Hubble Deep Field (HDF) photo of 1995 is one of astronomy’s most iconic photos. But if you were wowed by the…
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Mysterious Space Globule Looks Undeniably Beautiful
Some astronomers call it “God’s Hand.” Others say it looks like the gaping mouth of a gigantic celestial creature. – The head of CG4 is around 1.5 light-years in diameter,…
Stupendous Ring System Discovered Around ‘Super Saturn’ Exoplanet
Call it Saturn on steroids! Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with an enormous ring system that far surpasses Saturn’s. “This planet is much larger than Jupiter or Saturn, and its…
Astronomical discovery: ‘Super Saturn’ with rings 200 times as large
Using powerful optics, they have found a much larger planet-like body, J1407b, with rings 200 times the size of Saturn’s, U.S. and Dutch astronomers said. It lies some 400 light-years…