Articles by Enrico de Lazaro

El Sidron Neanderthals taste wild mushrooms, pine nuts and forest moss. Image credit: Abel Grau, CSIC Communication.

Study Confirms High Level of Carnivory in Iberian Neanderthals

Oct 18, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleoanthropologists have analyzed zinc, strontium, carbon, and oxygen isotope and trace element ratios in a fossilized Neanderthal tooth as well as animal...

Two wispy, gaseous clouds occupy the corners of this image, HH 1 in the upper right, and HH 2 in the lower left. Both are light blue and surrounded by dimmer multi-colored clouds, while the background is dark black due to dense gas. A very bright orange star lies just to the lower left of HH 1, and beyond that star is a narrow jet, emerging from the dark center of the field. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / B. Reipurth / B. Nisini.

Hubble Observes Two Distant Herbig-Haro Objects

Oct 17, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Herbig-Haro objects HH 1 and HH 2 are located 1,250 light-years away in the constellation of Orion. Two wispy, gaseous clouds occupy the corners of this...

An artist’s impression of Pangurban egiae. Image credit: Kyoto University / Jim Melli, San Diego Natural History Museum.

Eocene-Period Mammal Was Hypercarnivore with Serrated Teeth

Oct 14, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new genus and species of saber-toothed mammalian carnivore has been identified from a fossil found in California, the United States. An artist’s impression...

This Hubble image shows Terzan 1, a globular cluster located some 21,800 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Cohen.

Hubble Captures Brilliant New Image of Globular Cluster Terzan 1

Oct 10, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Terzan 1 is a globular cluster about 21,800 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. This Hubble image shows Terzan 1, a globular cluster...

Life reconstruction of Scleromochlus taylori. Image credit: Gabriel Ugueto.

Scleromochlus taylori: Tiny Triassic Reptile is Close Relative of Pterosaurs

Oct 5, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have created the first accurate skeletal reconstruction of Scleromochlus taylori, a small species of reptile that lived during the Triassic...

This painting depicts an asteroid slamming into tropical, shallow seas of the sulfur-rich Yucatan Peninsula in what is today southeast Mexico. The aftermath of this immense asteroid collision, which occurred approximately 65 million years ago, is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other species on Earth. Shown in this painting are pterodactyls, flying reptiles with wingspans of up to 50 feet, gliding above low tropical clouds. Image credit: Donald E. Davis / NASA.

Dinosaur-Killing Chicxulub Impact Produced Global Tsunami, New Research Suggests

Oct 5, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid crashed into Earth near the site of the small town of Chicxulub in what is now Mexico. The impact eradicated...

This image, taken by the X-SHOOTER instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows light from GRB 210905A (center). Image credit: ESO / Rossi et al.

Astronomers Detect Powerful Blast in Early Universe

Oct 3, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the X-SHOOTER instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected light from a gamma-ray burst at a redshift of 6.3, meaning...

This Hubble image shows the galaxy pair Arp-Madore 608-333. The color image is composed of near-infrared and optical observations from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the Victor M. Blanco 4-m Telescope. Four 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 / Dark Energy Survey / DOE / FNAL / DECam / CTIO / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Dalcanton.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Dance of Two Spiral Galaxies

Oct 3, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a stunning image of two interacting galaxies collectively known as Arp-Madore 608-333. This Hubble image shows the galaxy...

This Webb image shows IC 5332, a spiral galaxy some 25 million light-years away in the constellation of Sculptor. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / PHANGS-HST team.

Webb Sees Complex Structures in Spiral Galaxy IC 5332

Sep 29, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Webb team has released a vivid image of the intermediate spiral galaxy IC 5332. This Webb image shows IC 5332, a spiral galaxy some 25 million light-years...

Didymos as seen on the night of September 25/26, 2022 with ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Image credit: ESO / Bagnulo et al.

VLT Observes Asteroid Didymos before DART Impact

Sep 26, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is set to crash into Dimorphos, a moon of the asteroid Didymos, on September 26, 2022, at 7:14...

This image of a sun pillar was captured by ESA-sponsored medical doctor Hannes Hagson. Image credit: ESA / IPEV / PNRA / H. Hagson.

Antarctic Researcher Spots Rare Optical Phenomenon: Sun Pillar

Sep 26, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

A light pillar is an optical phenomenon where a column of light can be seen emanating from a light source. If the light comes from the Sun, the phenomenon...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5495, a spiral galaxy some 319 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Five 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 / J. Greene / R. Colombari.

Hubble Captures Amazing New Photo of NGC 5495

Sep 26, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a detailed image of the spiral galaxy NGC 5495. This Hubble image shows NGC 5495, a spiral...

This Hubble image shows IRAS 05506+2414, a young stellar object located over 12,000 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Sahai.

Hubble Looks at Very Young Protostar and Its Environment

Sep 19, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning image of IRAS 05506+2414, an enigmatic stellar object surrounded by a shroud...

An artist’s impression of Ibirania parva. Image credit: Matheus Gadelha / Divulgação.

New Small Titanosaur Species Discovered in Brazil

Sep 16, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a small-sized titanosaurian dinosaur in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. An artist’s impression of...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1961, an intermediate spiral galaxy some 197 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Dalcanton, University of Washington / R. Foley, University of California, Santa Cruz / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Focuses on Enormous Spiral Galaxy: NGC 1961

Sep 15, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a stunning photo taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1961. This Hubble image shows NGC...

This image, taken by the Dark Energy Camera on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-m telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, shows the Lobster Nebula. Image credit: CTIO / NOIRLab / DOE / NSF / AURA / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / J. Miller, Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Zamani & D. de Martin, NSF’s NOIRLab.

Dark Energy Camera Celebrates Its 10th Birthday with Stunning Photo of Lobster Nebula

Sep 13, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Dark Energy Camera (DECam), a 570-megapixel U.S. Department of Energy-fabricated camera mounted on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-m telescope at NOIRLab’s...

This image shows dark nebulae Barnard 92 (right) and Barnard 93 (left) in Messier 24. Image credit: ESO / VPHAS+ team / Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit.

VST Spots Prominent Dark Nebulae in Messier 24

Sep 13, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at Paranal Observatory have captured a detailed image of a spectacular part of a star cloud called...

The inner region of the Orion Nebula as seen by the NIRCam instrument on board the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This is a composite image from several filters that represents emission from ionized gas, hydrocarbons, molecular gas, dust and scattered starlight. Most prominent is the Orion Bar, a wall of dense gas and dust that runs from the top left to the bottom right in this image, and that contains the bright star θ2 Orionis A. The scene is illuminated by a group of hot, young massive stars -- known as the Trapezium Cluster -- that is located just off the top right of the image. The strong and harsh ultraviolet radiation of the Trapezium cluster creates a hot, ionized environment in the upper right, and slowly erodes the Orion Bar away. Molecules and dust can survive longer in the shielded environment offered by the dense Bar, but the surge of stellar energy sculpts a region that displays an incredible richness of filaments, globules, young stars with disks and cavities. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / PDRs4All ERS Team / Salomé Fuenmayor.

Webb Captures Breathtaking Images of Orion Nebula

Sep 12, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have delivered the most detailed images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula. The...

This Hubble image shows Terzan 4, a globular cluster some 26,100 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Cohen.

Hubble Space Telescope Zooms in on Terzan 4

Sep 12, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a densely packed, crowded field of stars in the center of the globular cluster Terzan 4. This...

$A reconstruction of Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum. The cortical bone on the left side of the fossil is fractured into flakes, which can be explained if the carcass was exposed over a long time on the mud, two to four years, before being buried -- in the reconstruction, the animal will fall to its right body side. The reconstruction shows the animal sinking in a mud trap, attacked by a rauisuchian, Teratosaurus, which has also been found in the Trossingen Formation in Baden-Württemberg. In the background, a herd of Plateosaurus trossingensis runs away from the scene. The flora in the swamp is reconstructed based on fossils from the Germanic basin, with shoots of horsetails and ferns covering the swamp and a forest comprising cycads, lycophytes and coniferous plants. Image credit: O.R.R. Fernández & I. Werneburg, doi: 10.3897/vz.72.e86348.$

New Long-Necked Dinosaur Species Discovered after Century in University’s Collection

Sep 8, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new genus and species of sauropodomorph dinosaur has been discovered, after being misidentified as Plateosaurus trossingensis and kept in the Palaeontological...

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