Heads-up: we have images of a new interstellar visitor! ☄️ 👀 Comet #3IATLAS is only the third object ever spotted coming from beyond our Solar System. In this timelapse, our Very Large Telescope in #Chile observes the comet move across the night sky — just two days after its discovery! #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

💥💥 Double detonation! For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by blasting twice. This was done by studying the centuries-old remains of supernova SNR 0509-67.5 with our Very Large Telescope. Led by the Univ. of South Wales, this shows some of the most important explosions in the Universe in a new light. What happened exactly? Keep reading. #astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science 📷 ESO/P. Das et al. Backgr. stars (HST): K. Noll et al.