Tag Archive for 'Pan-STARRS'

Hidden in this deep sky image (left) is Uma3/U1, a miniscule group of stars (right) bound together by their own gravity in orbit around the Milky Way Galaxy. Image credit: CFHT / S. Gwyn / S. Smith.

Astronomers Discover Faintest Known Milky Way Satellite

Apr 1, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1 (UMa3/U1 for short) is the least luminous and lowest-mass Milky Way satellite ever discovered, and possibly one of the most dark...

This Hubble image shows the elliptical galaxy UGC 10143 in the center of the galaxy cluster Abell 2147. Image credit: NASA / ESA / W. Harris, McMaster University / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Focuses on Central Galaxy of Abell 2147

May 16, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of UGC 10143, a giant elliptical galaxy located in the center...

This composite image by Hubble and Pan-STARRS1 telescopes shows Abell 78, a planetary nebula located 5,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Guerrero / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

Planetary Nebula Abell 78 Revealed in Amazing New Photo

Mar 15, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the 1.8-m Pan-STARRS1 telescope have captured a detailed image of the unusual planetary nebula...

Pan-STARRS Astronomers Issue Largest Astronomical Data Release Ever

Jan 30, 2019 by News Staff

A team of astronomers from the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii has released data from the...

World’s Largest Digital Survey of Visible Universe Released

Dec 20, 2016 by News Staff

The largest digital survey of the visible Universe, mapping billions of stars and galaxies, has been publicly released. Pan-STARRS sky survey. Image credit:...