The Kapteyn Star, the closest halo star to the Solar System
The Kapteyn Star is only 12.8 light years away from Earth, making it the 24th closest star to the Sun,…
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The Galactic orbits
The Earth and all the other planets orbit around the Sun. However, our star does not remain stationary in space:…
Omega Centauri
Amongst the most famous and observed objects in the sky, Omega Centauri is a globular cluster 17 thousand light-years from…
An island in a silent night sky
An island in the Maldives, suspended in the waters of the Indian Ocean, watches the silent sight of the sky….
M31 galaxy composite image
To some of you this galaxy may not say anything, while the more experienced may be able to recognize M31,…
Milky Way and the French Alps
Rocks formed millions of years ago frame the Milky Way shining in the background (Image: Reproduction/Benjamin Barakat) It may even look…
NGC 2626 nebula
NGC 2626 (also known as Ced 106h, GN 08.33.7, and VdBH 17) is a reflection and an emission nebula, located…
The coldest place in the universe
In February 1933 in the Siberian village of Ojmjakon an impressive temperature of -67.8 ° was recorded, which still remains…
Star cluster NGC 346
The NGC 346 region contains massive, short-lived, highly energetic stars (Image: Reproduction/NASA, ESA – acknowledgment: Antonella Nota (ESA/STScI) et al.,)…
THE WATERFALL AND THE MILKY WAY
The dream was to capture both the waterfall and the Milky Way together. The difficulties included finding a good location…