The Phoenix Cluster's central galaxy is about 5.8 billion light-years away and should be mostly done with star formation. Many galaxy clusters have a region of hot gas in the intracluster medium (ICM) ...
Astrophysicists have observed our central supermassive black hole. They found the accretion disk is constantly emitting flares without periods of rest. Shorter, faint flares and longer, bright flares ...
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic cloudscape, with clouds of dust and gas swirling in beautiful ...
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Sagittarius A*, our galaxy's supermassive black hole, is constantly producing strange eruptions. Astronomers are using the ...
Hubble’s latest image of the Tarantula Nebula highlights cosmic dust, interstellar gas, and active star formation.
This breakthrough builds on more than a decade of research using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, ...
Scientists predict Andromeda and the Milky Way will collide in about 4.5 billion years—reshaping the night sky forever!.
While reviewing a survey of the sky taken in 2019, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope spotted LEDA 1313424. The […] ...
The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), located 8,000 light-years away, is showcased in a stunning Hubble image released for its 26th anniversary. This infrared image unveils the nebula's inner regions, cutting ...
A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.