via dailygalaxy.com Orion nebula is the nearest star forming region and it is a great observatory for further research star and planet formation. The new results of discovery of organic molecule in the nebula shall definitely change the probability equation of finding life elsewhere than on earth. The Herschel Space Observatory using the telescope’s heterodyne instrument [...]

VISTA — the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy — is the latest addition to ESO’s Paranal Observatory. It is the largest survey telescope in the world and is dedicated to mapping the sky at infrared wavelengths. The large 4.1-metre mirror, wide field of view and very sensitive detectors make VISTA a unique instrument. [...]