In this new image of the nebula Messier 78, young stars cast a bluish pall over their surroundings, while red fledgling stars peer out from their cocoons of cosmic dust. To our eyes, most of these stars would be hidden behind the dust, but ESO’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) sees near-infrared light, which passes right through dust. The telescope is like a giant dustbuster that lets astronomers probe deep into the heart of the stellar environment.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1635/
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The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
5 October 2016
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29 September 2016: The winners have been announced of the 28th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).
Between 15 and 20 September 2016, close to 140 young scientists aged between 14 and ...
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