Tag Archive for 'M106'

This artist’s impression shows the evolution of the Universe beginning with the Big Bang on the left followed by the appearance of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The formation of the first stars ends the cosmic dark ages, followed by the formation of galaxies. Image credit: M. Weiss / Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Webb Validates Hubble’s Distance Measurements

Dec 11, 2024 by News Staff

New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope confirms previous measurements by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of distances between...

This Webb image shows Messier 106, a spiral galaxy located 20 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / J. Glenn.

Webb Observes Hidden Depths of Messier 106

Aug 12, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a stunning new image snapped by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope of the active, central part of the nearby spiral galaxy Messier...

This image, taken with the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-m telescope, shows the spiral galaxy Messier 106. Two dwarf galaxies also appear in the image: NGC 4248 in the lower right and UGC 7356 in the lower left. Image credit: KPNO / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / M.T. Patterson, New Mexico State University / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage / M. Zamani & D. de Martin.

Astronomers Snap Most Detailed Image Yet of Messier 106

Mar 24, 2021 by News Staff

Obtained using the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-m telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, the new image of Messier 106 shows not only the galaxy’s spiral...

This composite image shows the Milky Way-like spiral galaxy Messier 106: X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory are shown in blue, radio data from the NSF’s Karl Jansky Very Large Array are shown in purple, optical data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope are shown in yellow and infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope are shown in red. Image credit: NASA / CXC / Caltech / P. Ogle et al / STScI / JPL-Caltech / NSF / NRAO / VLA.

Astronomers Capture Galactic Fireworks in Nearby Spiral Galaxy

Jan 1, 2020 by News Staff

This impressive fireworks display, which involves a supermassive black hole, enormous shock waves and vast reservoirs of gas, is taking place in an intermediate...