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Hubble Spies a Cosmic Eye

December 20, 2024

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 2566, which sits 76 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. A prominent bar of stars stretches across the center of this galaxy, and spiral arms emerge from each end of the bar. Because NGC 2566 appears tilted from our perspective, its disk takes…
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NASA Missions Spot Cosmic ‘Wreath’ Displaying Stellar Circle of Life

December 17, 2024

Lee Mohon

Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It is fitting then that one of the best places for astronomers to learn more about the stellar lifecycle resembles a giant holiday wreath itself. The star cluster NGC 602 lies on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is one of the closest…
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Hubble Images a Grand Spiral

December 13, 2024

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glorious spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located roughly 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf. NGC 5643 is a grand design spiral, which refers to the galaxy’s symmetrical form with two large, winding spiral arms that are clearly visible. Bright-blue stars define the…
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Black Hole Jet Stumbles Into Something in the Dark

December 10, 2024

Lee Mohon

Even matter ejected by black holes can run into objects in the dark. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have found an unusual mark from a giant black hole’s powerful jet striking an unidentified object in its path. The discovery was made in a galaxy called Centaurus A (Cen A), located about 12 million light-years…
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NASA Scientific Balloon Flights to Lift Off From Antarctica

December 10, 2024

Olivia F. Littleton

NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica’s icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloon flights will carry a total of nine missions to near space. Launch operations will begin mid-December from the agency’s Long Duration Balloon camp located near the U.S. National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station on…
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Latest James Webb data hints at new physics in Universe’s expansion

December 9, 2024

n Jennifer Ouelletten

These latest findings further support the Hubble Space Telescope’s prior expansion rate measurements.
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Supermassive black hole binary emits unexpected flares

December 1, 2024

n Elizabeth Raynen

Their orbit periodically takes them through a cloud of gas, triggering flares.
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The Mystery of How Supermassive Black Holes Merge

November 30, 2024

Jonathan O’Callaghan

The giant holes in galaxies’ centers shouldn’t be able to combine, yet combine they do. Scientists suggest that an unusual form of dark matter may be the solution.
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This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Amateur Scientists!

November 26, 2024

NASA

This year, we’re giving thanks to you for Doing NASA Science! You and the millions of other volunteers have enabled an incredible banquet of discoveries—by taking data, analyzing data, writing code, writing papers, and even inventing your own science projects. Your work helps us maintain our leadership in space science! Our scientists have shared examples…
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Hats Off to NASA’s Webb: Sombrero Galaxy Dazzles in New Image

November 25, 2024

NASA

In a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a galaxy named for its resemblance to a broad-brimmed Mexican hat appears more like an archery target. In Webb’s mid-infrared view of the Sombrero galaxy, also known as Messier 104 (M104), the signature, glowing core seen in visible-light images does not shine, and instead a…
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Category: astrophysics

Hubble Spies a Cosmic Eye

NASA Missions Spot Cosmic ‘Wreath’ Displaying Stellar Circle of Life

Hubble Images a Grand Spiral

Black Hole Jet Stumbles Into Something in the Dark

NASA Scientific Balloon Flights to Lift Off From Antarctica

Latest James Webb data hints at new physics in Universe’s expansion

Supermassive black hole binary emits unexpected flares

The Mystery of How Supermassive Black Holes Merge

This Thanksgiving, We’re Grateful for NASA’s Amateur Scientists!

Hats Off to NASA’s Webb: Sombrero Galaxy Dazzles in New Image

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