Chandra Reveals Extended Hard X-ray Emission from a Galactic Nucleus
Using Chandra, a team of astronomers has found that the nuclear region emitting hard X-rays in galaxy ESO 428-G014 is more than ten times larger…
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Astronomers Discover a New Kind of Galaxy in the Early Universe
A team of astronomers has discovered a new kind of galaxy in the early universe, less than a billion years after the Big Bang. These…
GASS 3505: A Hydrogen Rich, Passive Galaxy
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that the star formation in GASS 3505 is very weak, less than about 0.1 solar masses…
Astronomers Reveal the Secrets of ‘Frankenstein’ Galaxy UGC 1382
Using data from NASA telescopes and other observatories, astronomers reveal the secrets of UGC 1382, revealing that the galaxy is 10 times bigger than previously…
Supermassive Black Holes in ‘Red Geyser’ Galaxies Suppress Star Formation
New research details the discovery of a new class of galaxies, called “red geysers,” with supermassive black hole winds so hot and energetic that stars…
Hubble Image of the Week – Spiral Galaxy NGC 6814
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 6814, which is located 75 million light-years away. Spiral galaxies together with irregular galaxies make up…
Hubble Image of the Week – A Distinctly Disorganized Dwarf Galaxy
This newly released Hubble image shows dwarf galaxy UGC 4459, which is located approximately 11 million light-years away. Despite being less famous than their elliptical…
VLT Survey Telescope Views Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte Galaxy
This newly released image shows the Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte galaxy. This scene, captured by ESO’s OmegaCAM on the VLT Survey Telescope, shows a lonely galaxy known as…
Scientists Discover Colossal ‘Super Spiral’ Galaxies
Using archived NASA data, researchers have discovered “super spiral” galaxies that dwarf the Milky Way and compete in size and brightness with the largest galaxies…
Astronomers Gaze Deep Into the Heart of Active Galaxy BL Lacertae
Astronomers observe microwave radiation from the vicinity of the black hole in the active galactic nucleus known as BL Lacertae, which is 900 million light…
Astronomers Use Galaxy Clusters to Shed Light on the Universe’s Dark Side
Astronomers hope that by studying the properties of galaxy clusters at different stages in the history of the Universe they can shed light on the…
Hubble Image of the Week: Young Elliptical Galaxy NGC 3610
This newly released Hubble image shows elliptical galaxy NGC 3610, which is located 70 million light-years away. At the center of this amazing image is…
NASA Spots Giant Gathering of Galaxies Located 8.5 billion Light-Years Away
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, a team of astronomers has discovered a giant gathering of galaxies located 8.5 billion light-years…
Hubble Image of the Week: Starburst Galaxy Messier 94
This newly released Hubble image shows the starburst galaxy Messier 94, which is roughly 16 million light-years away. This image shows the galaxy Messier 94,…
A Shy Galactic Neighbor – The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
This new image from the Wide Field Imager camera on the 2.2-meter MPG/ESO telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory shows the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, which…
Hubble Image of the Week – The Sunflower Galaxy (Messier 63)
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy Messier 63, which is also known as the Sunflower Galaxy. The arrangement of the spiral arms in…
Hubble Views Dwarf Galaxy NGC 1140
This newly released Hubble image shows dwarf galaxy NGC 1140, which is located 60 million light-years away. This dramatic image shows the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
New Hubble View of Galaxy ESO 381-12
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the ghostly shells of galaxy ESO 381-12, set against a backdrop of distant galaxies. The…