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Quasars: Galactic “Killers”
Quasars, the most powerful objects in existence, reside in the centers of some galaxies, shining with the power…
Webb Telescope’s Deep Dive into NGC 5068’s Star Formation Unveiled
The James Webb Space Telescope recently presented a stunning image showcasing the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, captured…
Astronomers detected two major targets with a single telescope – a mysterious signal and its source galaxy
ASKAP multiple landscape backview. CSIRO Marcin Glowacki, Curtin University Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic…
Webb Telescope Captures Images of a Supernova In a Distant Galaxy
A team of researchers has unexpectedly captured images of an exploding Type 1a supernova in a spiral galaxy…
The Webb Telescope May Have Found Massive, Ancient Galaxies—And We May Have to Rewrite Our Textbooks Because of It
A team of astrophysicists has discovered six potential galaxies hidden in James Webb Space Telescope images that could…
One of the Milky Way’s “Satellite” Galaxy May Hide a Massive Black Hole Inside It
Astronomers around the world know that our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, has something hidden within its…
How Do Astronomers Produce Those Beautiful Images of Space?
You might have scrolled through social media one day and found these photos of space—usually accompanied with high…
A Mysterious Radio Source from Our Galactic Center Leaves Astronomers Puzzled
The universe that you see when you look out the night sky isn’t the complete picture. All the…
Astronomers Found a 3,000-Light-Year-Long “Splinter” in a Milky Way “Arm”
It has taken centuries for our understanding about our place in the universe to reach this point of…