- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 18th, 2014
Tarantula Nebula in All Its Splendid Colors – Photo
This complex star-forming region is a significant astronomical target
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 17th, 2014
Gaia Sees Cat's Eye Nebula in Beautiful Test Photos
The billion star surveyor is currently being commissioned
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 8th, 2014
Billion-Star Surveyor Produces First Test Image
Gaia's main instrument is being slowly brought online
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 28th, 2014
Sun-Sized Hypervelocity Stars Caught Exiting the Milky Way
Astronomers have managed to figure out what drove them away
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 21st, 2014
Evolutionary History of the Milky Way Reconstructed
The investigation led to a series of interesting conclusions
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 20th, 2014
Milky Way Grew from the Inside Out
New study yields additional evidences to support this claim
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 8th, 2014
Billion-Star Surveyor Reaches Its Science Orbit
The spacecraft was launched late last year from South America
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 30th, 2013
This Is How the Bright Night Sky Looks like in Chile
Amazing photo shows the Milky Way and the Moon over Paranal
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 19th, 2013
Gaia Launches to Map 1 Billion Stars in Our Galaxy
The telescope will spend five years studying the Milky Way
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 18th, 2013
Black Holes Will Soon Get Their First Image
A new grant has been awarded for this very purpose
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 18th, 2013
Milky Way May Have Four Spiral Arms After All
The conclusion belongs to a new, long-term investigation
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2013
Billion-Star Surveyor to Create 3D Map of Milky Way
The telescope will analyze the positions of a billion stars
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2013
Star Trails Backdrop the Impressive Very Large Telescope
The image was collected over the arid Atacama Desert
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 13th, 2013
Billion-Star Survey Telescope Installed in Its Payload Fairing
The telescope will be launched into space in about a week
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 12th, 2013
Cosmic Fast Radio Bursts May Be Easier to Explain than Anticipated
Astronomers propose new explanation for these mysterious phenomena
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 2nd, 2013
Milky Way Rising Majestically Over Paranal Observatory: Photo
Impressive photo shows the core of our galaxy in great detail
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 29th, 2013
Hubble Sees Amazing Irregular Galaxy Nearby
The cosmic formation is neither spiral, nor elliptical