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Day: 22nd November 2024

The first portrait of a star beyond the Milky Way: a new step towards infinity

Thanks to an extraordinary technological innovation, it has been possible to capture WOH G64, a red supergiant located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 160,000 light years from Earth. This exceptional result was achieved by Andrés Bello University in collaboration with ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) in the Atacama Desert, Chile. A stellar close-up without [...]

Edwin Hubble: pioneer of astrophysics and the expansion of the Universe

Today we celebrate the birth of Edwin Powell Hubble (20 November 1889 – 28 September 1953), one of the greatest astronomers in history. His discoveries revolutionised our understanding of the universe, expanding its boundaries far beyond the Milky Way. Among his most significant contributions are: