Tag Archive for 'Galaxy'

An artist’s conception of a neutron star with an ultra-strong magnetic field, called a magnetar, emitting radio waves (red). Image credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO / AUI / NSF.

Astronomers Detect Repeating Fast Radio Burst Associated with Persistent Radio Emission

Jun 8, 2022 by News Staff

FRB 190520 is only the second example of a repeating fast radio burst with a compact source of persistent radio emission between bursts. An artist’s...

A patch of sky imaged by the 3D-DASH survey. Image credit: Mowla et al., doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac71af.

Hubble Captures Spectacular Near-Infrared Image Showing Early Universe

Jun 7, 2022 by News Staff

Astronomers from the 3D-Drift And SHift (3D-DASH) program have released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. A...

This image shows NGC 1087, a barred spiral galaxy some 80 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. Image credit: ESO / ALMA / NAOJ / NRAO / PHANGS.

Astronomers See Star-Forming Material in NGC 1087

Jun 7, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

As part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, astronomers have taken a picture of a barred spiral galaxy called...

An artist’s impression of a giant galaxy with a high-energy jet. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO.

ALMA Spots Unknown Radio Structure around Distant Quasar

Jun 3, 2022 by News Staff

Using archival and new data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have imaged 3C 273, a radio-loud quasar located some...

This Hubble image shows Arp 303, a galaxy pair located some 275 million light-years away in the constellation of Sextans. Image credit: NASA / ESA / K. Larson, STScI / J. Dalcanton, University of Washington / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Looks at Pair of Star-Forming Spiral Galaxies

May 30, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a colorful image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the galaxy pair Arp 303. This Hubble image shows Arp 303, a galaxy...

This Hubble image shows NGC 7496, a barred spiral galaxy some 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

Hubble Space Telescope Focuses on NGC 7496

May 30, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7496. This Hubble image shows NGC 7496, a barred...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3631, a grand design spiral galaxy some 53 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / A. Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley / D. Sand, University of Arizona / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Spots Face-On Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

May 27, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced this beautiful image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3631. This Hubble image shows NGC 3631, a grand design spiral...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3509, a spiral galaxy some 350 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. van der Marel, STScI / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes NGC 3509

May 26, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 3509. This Hubble image shows NGC 3509, a spiral galaxy...

This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3227 and the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 3226. Image credit: NASA / ESA / H. Ford, Johns Hopkins University / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Sees Graceful Gravitational Dance of Two Galaxies

May 25, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a stunning image of an intermediate spiral galaxy called NGC 3227 and its companion, the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 3226. This...

This Hubble image shows NGC 3718, a spiral galaxy some 52 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / L. Ho, Peking University / Gladys Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy with Unusual, Warped Shape

May 25, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an outstanding image of part of the spiral galaxy NGC 3718. This Hubble image shows NGC 3718, a spiral...

Growing, massive black holes reside in dwarf galaxies, where their radiation competes with the light of abundant young stars. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Polimera.

Growing Massive Black Holes More Common in Dwarf Galaxies than Previously Thought

May 24, 2022 by News Staff

Using data from the REsolved Spectroscopy Of a Local VolumE (RESOLVE) and the Environmental COntext Catalog (ECO) surveys, astronomers have found evidence...

This Hubble image shows the elliptical galaxy NGC 541 and a star-forming peculiar galaxy called Minkowski’s object. Image credit: NASA / ESA / S. Croft, Eureka Scientific Inc. / Gladys Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Strange Pair of Galaxies

May 24, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers have released a stunning image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the huge elliptical galaxy NGC 541 and its much smaller companion...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1023, a barred lenticular galaxy some 36 million light-years away in the constellation of Perseus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / G. Sivakoff, University of Alberta / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Close-Up of NGC 1023

May 23, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have unveiled a beautiful image of the massive lenticular galaxy NGC 1023. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows IC 4271, a pair of superimposed spiral galaxies some 800 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Image credit: NASA / ESA / B. Holwerda, University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Looks at Curious Pair of Spiral Galaxies

May 20, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the galaxy pair IC 4271, which is found in the constellation of Canes Venatici. This Hubble...

This Hubble image shows the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 474. Image credit: NASA / ESA / D. Carter, Liverpool John Moores University / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Catholic University of America.

Hubble Captures Stunning Image of Giant Elliptical Galaxy

May 19, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The subject of the new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is NGC 474, a gigantic elliptical galaxy located some 100 million light-years from...

This Hubble image shows Hickson Compact Group 31, a group of four galaxies located some 166 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. The bright, distorted object is actually two colliding dwarf galaxies. The bluish star clusters have formed in the streamers of debris pulled from the galaxies and at the site of their head-on collision. The cigar-shaped object to the right is another member of the group. A bridge of star clusters connects the trio. A longer rope of bright star clusters points to the fourth member of the group. The bright object in the center is a foreground star. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Charlton, Pennsylvania State University / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Images Four Merging Dwarf Galaxies

May 18, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a stunning new image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of a quartet of galaxies called Hickson Compact Group 31. This Hubble...

This Hubble image shows the elliptical galaxy UGC 10143 in the center of the galaxy cluster Abell 2147. Image credit: NASA / ESA / W. Harris, McMaster University / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Focuses on Central Galaxy of Abell 2147

May 16, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of UGC 10143, a giant elliptical galaxy located in the center...

This Hubble image shows the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 7814. The color image was taken with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. de Jong, Leibniz-Institut fur Astrophysik Potsdam / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Cosmic Sombrero

May 13, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

The Hubble team has released a beautiful image of part of the Little Sombrero galaxy (also known as NGC 7814). This Hubble image shows the edge-on spiral...

This Hubble image shows IC 342, a spiral galaxy 8.9 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / P. Sell, University of Florida / P. Kaaret, University of Iowa / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Catholic University of America.

Hubble Looks at Spiral Galaxy IC 342

May 12, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

IC 342 resides approximately 8.9 million light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. This Hubble image shows IC 342, a spiral galaxy 8.9 million...

This is the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. Image credit: EHT Collaboration.

Astronomers Capture First Image of Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

May 12, 2022 by News Staff

The new image produced by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration shows the area close to the event horizon of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the 4.3-million-solar-mass...

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