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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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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, JAXA XRISM Mission Looks Deeply Into ‘Hidden’ Stellar System

November 25, 2024

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The Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory has captured the most detailed portrait yet of gases flowing within Cygnus X-3, one of the most studied sources in the X-ray sky. Cygnus X-3 is a binary that pairs a rare type of high-mass star with a compact companion — likely a black hole. “The…
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‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes: NASA’s Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair

October 31, 2024

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Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly “stare” of their searing eye-like cores shines out into the supreme cosmic darkness. It’s good fortune that looks can be deceiving. These galaxies have only grazed one another to date, with the smaller…
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Black Hole Destroys Star, Goes After Another, NASA Missions Find

October 9, 2024

Lee Mohon

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a supermassive black hole that has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole, as described in our latest press release. This research helps connect two cosmic mysteries and provides information about the environment around…
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Webb Finds Early Galaxies Weren’t Too Big for Their Britches After All

August 26, 2024

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It got called the crisis in cosmology. But now astronomers can explain some surprising recent discoveries. When astronomers got their first glimpses of galaxies in the early universe from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, they were expecting to find galactic pipsqueaks, but instead they found what appeared to be a bevy of Olympic bodybuilders. Some…
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NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole’s Snack Schedule

August 14, 2024

Lee Mohon

By using new data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as well as ESA’s XMM-Newton, a team of researchers have made important headway in understanding how — and when — a supermassive black hole obtains and then consumes material, as described in our latest press release. This artist’s impression shows a…
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NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole’s Snack Schedule

August 14, 2024

Lee Mohon

By using new data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as well as ESA’s XMM-Newton, a team of researchers have made important headway in understanding how — and when — a supermassive black hole obtains and then consumes material, as described in our latest press release. This artist’s impression shows a…
Read more: NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole’s Snack Schedule
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How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Illuminate Cosmic Dawn

July 25, 2024

Ashley Balzer

Today, enormous stretches of space are crystal clear, but that wasn’t always the case. During its infancy, the universe was filled with a “fog” that made it opaque, cloaking the first stars and galaxies. NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will probe the universe’s subsequent transition to the brilliant starscape we see today ––…
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Two Years Since Webb’s First Images: Celebrating with the Penguin and the Egg

July 12, 2024

Monika Luabeya

To celebrate the second science anniversary of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the team has released a near- and mid-infrared image on July 12, 2024, of two interacting galaxies: The Penguin and the Egg. Webb specializes in capturing infrared light – which is beyond what our own eyes can see – allowing us to view and…
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Category: Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research

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

Black Hole Jet Stumbles Into Something in the Dark

NASA, JAXA XRISM Mission Looks Deeply Into ‘Hidden’ Stellar System

‘Blood-Soaked’ Eyes: NASA’s Webb, Hubble Examine Galaxy Pair

Black Hole Destroys Star, Goes After Another, NASA Missions Find

Webb Finds Early Galaxies Weren’t Too Big for Their Britches After All

NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole’s Snack Schedule

NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole’s Snack Schedule

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Illuminate Cosmic Dawn

Two Years Since Webb’s First Images: Celebrating with the Penguin and the Egg

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