Articles by Enrico de Lazaro

This Euclid image shows NGC 6822, an irregular dwarf galaxy some 1.5 million light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Images Irregular Dwarf Galaxy NGC 6822

Nov 16, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

ESA’s Euclid spacecraft has taken a stunning image of the irregular galaxy NGC 6822, which is located in the constellation of Sagittarius. This Euclid...

The bird footprints found in the Wonthaggi Formation in Victoria, Australia. Image credit: Martin et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293308.

Paleontologists Discover Earliest Known Gondwanan Bird Footprints

Nov 15, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have discovered 27 bird footprints and other traces — dated to between 120 and 128 million years ago (Early Cretaceous epoch) —...

This Euclid image shows IC 342, a spiral galaxy 8.9 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Takes Close Look at IC 342

Nov 15, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new image from ESA’s Euclid mission provides a detailed look at the spiral galaxy IC 342, which is also known as the Hidden Galaxy. This Euclid image...

This Euclid image shows NGC 6397, a globular cluster some 7,800 light-years away in the constellation of Ara. Image credit: ESA / NASA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Captures Best View Ever of Globular Cluster NGC 6397

Nov 14, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Euclid team has released a beautiful new image of NGC 6397, one of the closest globular clusters to Earth. NGC 6397, or GCl 74, is located 7,800 light-years...

Reconstruction of Qianlong shouhu’s eggs. Image credit: NICE Vistudio.

Eggs of Earliest Dinosaurs Were Leathery, Fossils Show

Nov 13, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists in China have unearthed and examined three adult skeletons and five clutches of embryo-containing eggs of Qianlong shouhu, a previously...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1385, a barred spiral galaxy some 68 million light-years away in the constellation of Fornax. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the ultraviolet, near-infrared, and optical parts of the spectrum. Six filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Chandar / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team.

Hubble Views Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1385

Nov 13, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an amazing new photo of NGC 1385, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. This Hubble image...

Kotevski et al. report the first evidence of non-mandibular skull material of a non-avian theropod from Australia: a left frontal and fused parietal fragment from the Lower Cretaceous upper Strzelecki Group of Victoria. Image credit: Kotevski et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105769.

Paleontologists Find Fossil of Early Megaraptorid Dinosaur in Australia

Nov 10, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have unearthed a well-preserved, almost complete left frontal (part of the skull roof) of a previously unknown species of megaraptorid...

Life reconstruction of Gavialimimus almaghribensis hunting a school of teleosts. Image credit: Tatsuya Shinmura.

Mosasaurs Were Picky Eaters, New Research Suggests

Nov 9, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of paleontologists from the Netherlands, Canada and the United Kingdom has examined the wear marks on the teeth of several species of mosasaurs,...

This image from ESA’s Euclid spacecraft shows the Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33, a giant star-forming region located 1,375 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Captures Spectacular Image of Horsehead Nebula

Nov 9, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Euclid team has released a spectacularly panoramic and detailed image of the Horsehead nebula. This image from ESA’s Euclid spacecraft shows the...

This image from ESA’s Euclid spacecraft shows the Perseus galaxy cluster. Image credit: ESA / Euclid / Euclid Consortium / NASA / J.-C. Cuillandre, CEA Paris-Saclay / G. Anselmi / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Euclid Focuses on Perseus Galaxy Cluster

Nov 8, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new image from ESA’s Euclid telescope shows approximately 1,000 galaxies belonging to the Perseus cluster — a cluster of galaxies 240 million...

A family of Thescelosaurus neglectus emerges from safety to forage in the forests of the Hell Creek Formation, 66 million years ago. Image credit: Anthony Hutchings.

One of the Last Surviving Non-Avian Dinosaurs Lived in Burrows, Had Super Senses: Study

Nov 8, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

New research demonstrates that the brain of Thescelosaurus neglectus, a small plant-eating neornithischian dinosaur that lived just before the end-Cretaceous...

Reconstruction of a Neanderthal. Image credit: Neanderthal Museum.

31,000-Year-Old Spearthrower Points Unearthed in Belgium

Nov 7, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists in Belgium have demonstrated that spearthrowers were used for launching projectiles armed with tanged flint points at the Early Upper Paleolithic...

Bogdán et al. and Goulding et al. combined data from Webb and Chandra to identify the growing black hole at the center of UHZ1. Image credit: NASA / CXC / SAO / Bogdán et al. / ESA / CSA / STScI / L. Frattare / K. Arcand.

Growing Supermassive Black Hole Detected in Early Universe

Nov 7, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Observations of quasars reveal that many supermassive black holes were in place less than 700 million years after the Big Bang. However, the origin of...

This Hubble image shows NGC 941, an intermediate spiral galaxy some 55 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the near-infrared and optical parts of the spectrum. Two filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / C. Kilpatrick.

Hubble Spies Hazy-Looking Spiral Galaxy: NGC 941

Nov 6, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a beautiful new image of the intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 941. This Hubble image...

Life reconstruction of the lamprey Yanliaomyzon from the Jurassic Yanliao Biota, China. Image credit: Nice Vistudio / Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Large Flesh-Eating Lampreys Lived in Jurassic Oceans

Nov 3, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists in China have unearthed and examined the superbly preserved fossilized remains of two lamprey species from the Jurassic Yanliao Biota....

This Hubble image shows Jupiter in ultraviolet light. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Wong, University of California, Berkeley / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Ultraviolet Image of Jupiter

Nov 2, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a beautiful ultraviolet image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of the gas giant Jupiter. This Hubble image shows Jupiter in ultraviolet...

Yuan et al. suggest that LLVPs are remnants of the ancient protoplanet Theia that violently collided with Earth billions of years ago in the same giant impact that created our Moon. Image credit: Hernán Cañellas.

Two Fragments of Protoplanet Theia Lie Deep within Earth, Geoscientists Say

Nov 1, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A giant collision between the ancient protoplanet Theia and the proto-Earth about 4.5 billion years ago may have formed Earth’s Moon as well as two continent-sized...

Reconstruction of Jormungandr walhallaensis shown engaging in intraspecific combat. Image credit: Henry Sharpe.

New Mosasaur Species Unearthed in North Dakota

Oct 31, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new genus and species of mosasaur being named Jormungandr walhallaensis has been discovered by American Museum of Natural History Ph.D. student Amelia...

Life reconstruction of Samsarasuchus pamelae. Image credit: Gabriel Lio.

New Species of Triassic Crocodile-Like Reptile Identified in India

Oct 30, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists in India have identified a new genus and species of proterosuchid reptile from both new and historically collected specimens. Life reconstruction...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1566, a spiral galaxy some 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Dorado. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible, ultraviolet and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). It is based on data obtained through six filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Calzetti / LEGUS Team / R. Chandar.

Hubble Zooms in on Spiral Galaxy NGC 1566

Oct 30, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released an incredibly beautiful close-up shot of the intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1566, which is located in the constellation of...

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