Tag: Centaurus

This artist's impression shows a view of the triple-star system HD 131399 from close to the giant planet orbiting in the system. The planet is known as HD 131399Ab and appears at the lower-left of the picture. Credits: image courtesy European Southern Observatory/L. Calçada

Strange Gigantic Distant World HD 131399Ab With Three Suns

MessageToEagle.com | July 10, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – A team of astronomers led by the University of Arizona have discovered a planet HD 131399Ab, with three suns. The astronomers who used direct imaging say that

The surroundings of the interacting galaxy NGC 5291 (annotated). Credits: ESO

Astronomy

360-Million-Year-Old Cosmic Collision Revisited In New Images From ESO’s Very Large Telescope

MessageToEagle.com | December 9, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – Over 360 million years ago, NGC 5291 – an elliptical galaxy located nearly 200 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur) – was involved