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This Hubble image shows the NGC 5410-LEDA 49896 galaxy pair. Image credit: NASA / ESA / D. Bowen, Princeton University / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Collision of Two Small Galaxies

Feb 6, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a beautiful image of two small, interacting galaxies: NGC 5410 (larger galaxy) and LEDA 49896. This Hubble image shows the...

The lenticular galaxy NGC 274 is visible on the right side of this Hubble image, and the barred spiral galaxy NGC 275 is at left. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. Foley, University of California - Santa Cruz / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Snaps Close-Up of Arp 140

Feb 5, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of the interacting, spiral-lenticular galaxy pair Arp 140. The lenticular galaxy...

This Hubble image shows LEDA 6430, an irregular galaxy some 15 million light-years away in the constellation of Phoenix. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Messa.

Hubble Observes Irregular Galaxy LEDA 6430

Feb 5, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a stunning new image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the irregular galaxy LEDA 6430. This Hubble image shows LEDA...

This artist impression shows ultra-fast winds blasting out from the center of galaxy Markarian 817. These winds, moving at many millions of km per hour, clear out interstellar gas from a vast region of space. Without this gas, the galaxy can’t form new stars and the black hole in the galactic center has little left to eat. The inset shows what is happening at galaxy’s heart. A supermassive black hole draws in gas from its surroundings, which forms a hot, brightly lit accretion disk (orange). The cause of the winds (white) is magnetic fields within the disk, which fling particles out in all directions at incredibly high speeds. These winds effectively block out X-rays (blue) which are sent out by the extremely hot plasma surrounding the black hole, called the corona. Zak et al. caught Markarian 817 blasting out ultra-fast winds using ESA’s X-ray telescope XMM-Newton. Lasting for around a year, the winds will have significantly affected star formation in the galaxy. The fact that the black hole at the center of the galaxy was showing rather average activity levels before producing the winds suggests that ultra-fast black hole winds are much more common than previously thought. In other words, black holes and their host galaxies strongly affect each other’s evolution. Image credit: ESA / CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

XMM-Newton Detects Ultra-Fast Black Hole Wind in Markarian 817

Feb 1, 2024 by News Staff

Markarian 817 is a Seyfert 1 galaxy located 430 million light-years away in the constellation of Draco. Also known as Mrk 817 or QSO J1436+5847, it hosts...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5427, a spiral galaxy located some 120 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. Foley, University of California - Santa Cruz / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Zooms in on NGC 5427

Feb 1, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking photo of NGC 5427, which is part of the interacting galaxy pair Arp 271. This...

This Hubble image shows the face-on spiral galaxy ESO 420-13. Image credit: NASA / ESA / A. Evans, University of Virginia / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Gazes at Beautiful Spiral Galaxy

Jan 31, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released an absolutely beautiful photo taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the face-on spiral galaxy ESO 420-13. This Hubble...

This collection of 19 face-on spiral galaxies from Webb in near- and mid-infrared light is at once overwhelming and awe-inspiring. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / J. Lee, STScI / T. Williams, Oxford / PHANGS Team / E. Wheatley, STScI.

Webb Images 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies

Jan 30, 2024 by News Staff

These new images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope are part of the large, long-standing Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS...

This Hubble image shows Arp 295a, a member of the galaxy group Arp 295. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Dalcanton, University of Washington / R. Windhorst, Arizona State University / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Spots 250,000-Light-Year-Long Bridge of Stars in Arp 295

Jan 30, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have taken a detailed image of part of a 250,000-light-year-long bridge of stars and gas that stretches...

This Hubble image shows UGC 11105, a spiral galaxy some 110 million light years in the constellation of Hercules. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R.J. Foley, UC Santa Cruz.

Hubble Looks at Little-Known Spiral Galaxy

Jan 29, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured an amazing photo of the spiral galaxy UGC 11105. This Hubble image shows UGC 11105,...

This Hubble image shows LEDA 60847, a group of interacting galaxies located in the constellation of Draco. Image credit: NASA / ESA / A. Barth, University of California – Irvine / M. Koss, Eureka Scientific Inc. / A. Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Captures Stunning Galaxy Collision: LEDA 60847

Jan 25, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced a spectacular image of a group of interacting galaxies known as LEDA 60847. This Hubble image shows LEDA...

The water detection in the transit spectrum of Gliese 9827d makes it the first water world candidate with an atmospheric water detection consistent with a water-rich envelope. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Leah Hustak, STScI / Ralf Crawford, STScI.

Hubble Detects Water Vapor in Atmosphere of Gliese 9827d

Jan 25, 2024 by News Staff

Using the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument onboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have detected water vapor in the transmission...

This Hubble image shows Arp 300, a pair of interacting galaxies some 185 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Dalcanton, University of Washington / R. Windhorst, Arizona State University / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Dance of Two Spiral Galaxies

Jan 24, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at an interacting galaxy pair called Arp 300. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows N79, a star-forming region located 163,000 light-years away in the constellation of Dorado. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / M. Meixner.

Webb Looks at Massive Star-Forming Complex in Large Magellanic Cloud

Jan 23, 2024 by News Staff

Using the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a spectacular image of N79, a region...

This image shows a height map of the Martian surface, with lowest land in blue and highest in white. Image credit: ESA.

Mars Express Finds New Evidence for Ice-Rich Layered Deposits in Medusae Fossae

Jan 22, 2024 by News Staff

Over 15 years ago, ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft studied the Medusae Fossae Formation, revealing enigmatic deposits up to 2.5 km deep. From those early...

This Hubble image shows IC 438, a spiral galaxy some 130 million light-years away in the constellation of Lepus. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). It is based on data obtained through two filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R.J. Foley, UC Santa Cruz.

Hubble Sees Stunning Spiral Galaxy: IC 438

Jan 22, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a detailed image of a spectacular part of IC 438, a spiral galaxy located in the constellation...

GN-z11. Image credit: NASA / ESA / P. Oesch, Yale University / G. Brammer, STScI / P. van Dokkum, Yale University / G. Illingworth, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Webb Detects Oldest Black Hole Yet Known

Jan 18, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected a small and vigorous black hole in GN-z11, an exceptionally luminous galaxy...

This Hubble image shows UGC 5189A, an irregular galaxy some 150 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Filippenko.

Hubble Space Telescope Focuses on Supernova-Hosting Galaxy

Jan 15, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a new picture of the relatively small galaxy UGC 5189A, which is found in the constellation of Leo. This...

This Hubble image shows the host galaxy of the exceptionally powerful fast radio burst FRB 20220610A. Image credit: NASA / ESA / STScI / Alexa Gordon, Northwestern University.

Record-Breaking Fast Radio Burst Localized to Extremely Distant Galaxy Group

Jan 10, 2024 by News Staff

A fast radio burst event called FRB 20220610A flashed in what seems like an unlikely place: a collection of at least seven galaxies that existed when the...

This artist’s impression shows exocomets orbiting beta Pictoris. Image credit: L. Calçada / ESO.

Webb’s New View of Beta Pictoris Suggests Recent Massive Collision

Jan 10, 2024 by News Staff

Dr. Christopher Stark from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and his colleagues present new coronagraphic images from the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera)...

This artist’s illustration shows WASP-121b, an alien world that is losing magnesium and iron gas from its atmosphere. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Olmsted, STScI.

Hubble Detects Massive Cyclones in Atmosphere of WASP-121b

Jan 10, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have detected massive cyclones and other dynamic weather activity swirling on WASP-121b, an ultrahot-Jupiter...

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