Tag Archive for 'Westerlund 1'

This image of Westerlund 1 was produced from data gathered by ALMA, combined with data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Image credit: ESO / ALMA / NAOJ / NRAO / Fenech et al.

ALMA Finds Giant Stars with Comet-Like Tails in Westerlund 1

Dec 3, 2018 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have spotted comet-like stars in a young star cluster called Westerlund 1. This...

This image, taken with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3, shows the super star cluster Westerlund 1. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Spots Monster Star Cluster

Mar 6, 2017 by Natali Anderson

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of Westerlund 1, a young super star cluster. This image, taken with Hubble’s Wide Field...

This image shows the red supergiant star W26. Clouds of glowing hydrogen gas are seen around the star as green features. Image credit: ESO / VPHAS+ Survey / N. Wright.

Astronomers Discover Ionized Nebula around Largest Star in Known Universe

Oct 21, 2013 by News Staff

An international group of astronomers has used ESO’s Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile to discover and observe an ionized nebula...