Tololo captura un ballet galáctico a 60 millones de años luz de la Tierra
El par de galaxias en interacción NGC 1512 y NGC 1510 ocupan un lugar destacado en esta fotografía que las muestra en un proceso de fusión de 400 millones de años de edad y que ha provocado oleadas de formación estelar. La imagen fue obtenida...
3-May-2022 2:35 PM EDT
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Galactic Ballet Captured from NSF’s NOIRLab in Chile
The interacting galaxy pair NGC 1512 and NGC 1510 take center stage in this image from the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, a state-of-the art wide-field imager on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo...
3-May-2022 9:05 AM EDT
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Strong-Arming a Galaxy
The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation made by astronomers using the Gemini North telescope located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawai‘i....
22-Mar-2022 2:30 PM EDT
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Un brazo galáctico extra grande
El abultado brazo espiral de la galaxia NGC 772, que se formó por las interacciones de las fuerzas de mareas con un vecino revoltoso, destaca en esta imagen obtenida por los astrónomos que utilizan el telescopio Gemini Norte, ubicado cerca de la...
22-Mar-2022 2:30 PM EDT
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U.S. NSF’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope Begins Science Operations Commissioning Phase
On Wednesday, February 23, 2022, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (Inouye Solar Telescope) commenced its first science observations, signaling the start of its year-long operations commissioning...
24-Feb-2022 2:00 PM EST
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Journey Through the Universe 2022
NOIRLab's Journey Through the Universe — returning with an online program this year — will share the wonders of the Universe and career awareness in science and technology with Hawaiʻi students. In partnership with the Hawaiʻi Department of...
22-Feb-2022 2:00 PM EST
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Galaxia del Bailarín Español se divisa dando giros desde NOIRLab de NSF en Chile
Esta imagen obtenida por astrónomos utilizando la Cámara de Energía Oscura, fabricada por el Departamento de Energía de EE.UU., e instalada en Cerro Tololo, un programa de NOIRLab de NSF y observatorio AURA, capta la galaxia NGC 1566 mientras...
22-Feb-2022 1:35 PM EST
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Spanish Dancer Galaxy Twirls into View from NSF’s NOIRLab in Chile
This image, taken by astronomers using the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, captures the galaxy NGC 1566 as it twirls, flinging its arms through the...
22-Feb-2022 1:25 PM EST
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Sunspot cycle is stabilizing, according to worldwide panel of experts
A consortium of solar science experts, including Dr. Gordon Petrie of the NSF’s National Solar Observatory, declared consensus on the next solar cycle. The astronomers predict the next solar cycle will be very similar to the last one.
17-Sep-2020 12:40 PM EDT