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Unveiling the Secret of a Virgo Dwarf Galaxy
Dwarf galaxies may not be as impressive in appearance as their larger brethren, but they are at least as interestingfrom a scientific point of view. And sometimes they may have hidden properties that will only be found by means of careful observations, probing the signals of their stars at the... view more (2000-05-03)

Astronomers search for orphan stars using newly upgraded telescope
Using new charge coupled device (CCD) instrumentation, Case Western Reserve University astronomers can now view the night sky wider and deeper than before.   view more (2008-05-20)

Astronomers discover dozens of mini-galaxies
A new survey made with the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) has revealed dozens of previously unsuspected miniature galaxies in the nearby Fornax galaxy cluster. They belong to a class of galaxies dubbed "ultra-compact dwarfs" (UCDs), which was unknown before the same team of astronomers... view more (2004-03-25)

The Purple Rose of Virgo
ntil now NGC 5584 was just one galaxy among many others, located to the West of the Virgo Cluster. Known only as a number in galaxy surveys, its sheer beauty is now revealed in all its glory in a new VLT image. Since 1 March, this purple cosmic rose also holds the brightest stellar explosion of the... view more (2007-03-28)

The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies in the Making
An international team of astronomers [1] has succeeded in measuring with high precision the velocities of a large number of planetary nebulae [2] in the intergalactic space within the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. For this they used the highly efficient FLAMES spectrograph [3] on the ESO Very Large... view more (2004-10-29)

Stars stop forming when big galaxies collide
Astronomers studying new images of a nearby galaxy cluster have found evidence that high-speed collisions between large elliptical galaxies may prevent new stars from forming, according to a paper to be published in a November 2008 issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters.   view more (2008-10-08)

Isolated Star-Forming Cloud Discovered in Intracluster Space
Subaru and VLT Join Forces in New Study of Virgo Galaxy Cluster [1] At a distance of some 50 million light-years, the Virgo Cluster is the nearest galaxy cluster. It is located in the zodiacal constellation of the same name (The Virgin) and is a large and dense assembly of hundreds of galaxies. The... view more (2003-01-16)

Faintest Methane Brown Dwarf Discovered with the NTT and VLT
Brown Dwarfs are star-like objects which are heavier than planets but not massive enough to trigger the nuclear burning of hydrogen and other elements which powers normal stars. They are, nevertheless, heated during their formation by gravitational contraction but then continuously cool as this... view more (1999-08-18)

Scientists 'Weigh' Tiny Galaxy Halfway Across Universe
A tiny galaxy, nearly halfway across the universe, the smallest in size and mass known to exist at that distance, has been identified by an international team of scientists led by two from the University of California, Santa Barbara.   view more (2007-10-04)

Heavy Stars Thrive among Heavy Elements
VLT Observes Wolf-Rayet Stars in Virgo Cluster Galaxies [1] Do very massive stars form in metal-rich regions of the Universe and in the nuclei of galaxies ? Or does "heavy element poisoning" stop stellar growth at an early stage, before young stars reach the "heavyweight class"? What may at the... view more (2002-08-23)

Yale launches landmark VIRGO study of young women with heart disease
The largest, most comprehensive study of young women with heart attacks-VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes in Young AMI patients)-was recently launched at Yale School of Medicine with a $9.7 million National Institutes of Health grant.   view more (2007-12-19)

Has SOHO ended a 30-year quest for solar ripples?
The ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) may have glimpsed long-sought oscillations on the Sun's surface. The data will reveal details about the very core of our central star and it contains clues as to how the Sun formed, 4.6 billion years ago.   view more (2007-05-04)

Pulsar find boosts hope for gravity-wave hunters
Neutron star pairs may merge and give off a burst of gravity waves about six times more often than previously thought, scientists report in today's issue of the journal Nature [4 December]. If so, the current generation of gravity-wave detectors might be able to register such an event every year or... view more (2003-12-02)

X-Ray Vision Of Violence In Interacting Galaxy Clusters
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRESS NOTICE: Ongoing research by an international team of astronomers is providing new insights into cataclysmic cosmic collisions between galaxy clusters.   view more (2005-03-31)

Young Stars in Old Galaxies - a Cosmic Hide and Seek Game
Surprise Discovery with World`s Leading Telescopes Combining data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), a group of European and American astronomers have made an unexpected, major discovery. They have identified a huge number of "young" stellar... view more (2002-06-26)
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