An observatory in Chile has snapped a spectacular photo of two peculiar galaxies that scientists call "The Eyes." The new photo, released Wednesday, shows a view of the Eyes from the European Southern ...

The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope has taken a striking image of a beautiful yet peculiar pair of galaxies nicknamed The Eyes. The larger of these, NGC 4438, was once a ...

This stunning image was captured in astounding quality using the FORS2 instrument on the ESO’s “Very Large Telescope.” It gives us an opportunity to look deeper into the processes impacting two ...

No, don’t fret: I’m not betraying everything I know to be true and suddenly supporting astrology! I’m just having a little joke at the expense of NGC 4435 and 4438, two galaxies in the Virgo Cluster ...

This week’s first small-telescope target is a pair of elliptical galaxies in Virgo the Maiden, M84 and M86. French comet-hunter Charles Messier discovered them March 18, 1781 — only five days after ...

The Eyes are about 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) and are some 100 000 light-years apart. The nickname comes from the apparent similarity between the cores of ...

NASA's Picture of the Day reveals a captivating sight within Markarian's Galaxy Chain. At the heart of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster lies this cosmic string, prominently featuring the interacting galaxies ...

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