Tag Archive for 'Markarian 739'

This image shows Markarian 739, a pair of merging galaxies some 425 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. Image credit: ESO / Tubín et al., doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/abedba.

Astronomers Observe Nearby Galaxy with Two Bright Cores

Apr 27, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have performed spectroscopic observations...