Tag Archive for 'Starburst galaxy'

This illustration portrays galaxy MXDFz4.4 when it existed 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Leah Hustak, STScI.

Hubble Detects Ultraviolet Light from Tiny Starburst Galaxy in Early Universe

Jul 1, 2026 by News Staff

Just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang, MXDFz4.4 — a galaxy 100 times smaller than the Milky Way — was blasting ionizing light through the...

This Webb image shows the edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Adam Smercina, STScI, Tufts / Thomas Williams, University of Manchester / Alyssa Pagan, STScI.

Webb Maps Millions of Stars in Messier 82

Jun 29, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has resolved roughly 16.5 million stars in the edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82, NGC 3034 or the Cigar...

The origin of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos remains unresolved, and secure electromagnetic counterparts to individual events are rare despite rapid follow-up. Dusty star-forming galaxies at cosmic noon (redshift of z ≈ 1-4) are natural cosmic-ray calorimeters, yet observational links between these galaxies and neutrinos have remained unknown. Urata et al. report a compact-core, dusty star-forming galaxy within an IceCube localization, JCMT0402-0424, a quadruply lensed galaxy at z = 2.988 located inside the 90% containment region of the IceCube event IC 210922A. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / D. de Martin & M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab / Yuji Urata. MITOS Science Co., LTD.

Astronomers Trace Elusive High-Energy Neutrino to Star-Forming Galaxy in Early Universe

Jun 17, 2026 by News Staff

JCMT0402-0424, a dusty starburst galaxy around 11 billion light-years away, is the strongest candidate yet for the source of the high-energy neutrino event...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1511, a barred spiral galaxy some 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydrus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker.

Hubble Sees Peculiar Spiral Galaxy: NGC 1511

Nov 10, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced an outstanding image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1511. This Hubble image shows...

This Hubble image shows Messier 82, a starburst irregular galaxy located 12 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / W.D. Vacca.

Hubble Sees Star-Powered Heart of Messier 82

Sep 15, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a new image of the central part of the edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82. This Hubble...

This Webb/MIRI image shows the central part of the starburst galaxy Messier 82. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / A. Bolatto.

Webb Zooms In on Central Region of Messier 82

Jul 1, 2025 by News Staff

Using the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a stunning infrared image of central...

This VLT/MUSE image shows a detailed, thousand-color image of NGC 253. Image credit: ESO / Congiu et al.

VLT Captures Most Detailed Image Ever of NGC 253

Jun 18, 2025 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed the active starburst (star-forming)...

This Hubble image shows NGC 4449, a dwarf galaxy some 12.5 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / E. Sabbi / D. Calzetti / A. Aloisi.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures New Image of NGC 4449

Jun 16, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced an outstanding new image of the dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 4449. This Hubble image...

This Hubble image shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 685. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). It is based on data obtained through six filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Lee / F. Belfiore.

Hubble Space Telescope Sees Star-Forming Spiral Galaxy: NGC 685

Jun 2, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

NGC 685 is rich in star-forming nebulae, seen as glowing pink clouds in the new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble image shows...

This photo montage shows the antennas of the Deep Synoptic Array-110, which are used to discover and pinpoint the locations of fast radio bursts (FRBs). Above the antennas are images of some of the FRB host galaxies as they appear on the sky. The galaxies are remarkably large, challenging models that describe FRB sources. Image credit: Annie Mejia / Caltech.

Fast Radio Bursts Mostly Come from Massive Star-Forming Galaxies

Nov 6, 2024 by News Staff

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are millisecond-duration events detected from beyond our Milky Way Galaxy. FRB emission characteristics favor magnetars as their...

This composite image shows IC 2163 (left) and NGC 2207 (right) galaxies. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI.

NASA Telescopes Capture Stunning Galaxy Duo

Oct 31, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a beautiful composite image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope of a pair of...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5248, a grand design spiral galaxy located some 42 million light-years away in the constellation of Boötes. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible, ultraviolet and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s WFC3 instrument. Six 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 / Hubble / F. Belfiore / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team.

Hubble Space Telescope Sees Starburst Regions in NGC 5248

Oct 7, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) has taken a striking new image of the grand design spiral galaxy NGC 5248. This Hubble image shows NGC 5248, a grand...

GS-10578 represents a unique opportunity to study how the most massive galaxies in the Universe became -- and stayed -- quiescent. Image credit: Francesco D’Eugenio.

Supermassive Black Holes Can Starve Their Host Galaxies of Star-Forming Gas, Research Confirms

Sep 17, 2024 by News Staff

Astrononomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected that GS-10578, a massive, quiescent galaxy at redshift of 3.064 (look-back...

An artist’s impression of HSC J121503.42-014858.7 and HSC J121503.55-014859.3 quasars. Image credit: Izumi et al., doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad57c6.

Astronomers Discover Spectacular Galactic Merger in Early Universe

Sep 2, 2024 by News Staff

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have discovered a pair of merging gas-rich galaxies...

Stellar, cold-gas and ionized-gas emission distributions of the rare HyLIRG Einstein ring, PJ0116-24. Image credit: Liu et al., doi: 10.1038/s41550-024-02296-7.

Astronomers Study Motion of Gas in Extremely Rare Hyperluminous Infrared Galaxy

Jul 16, 2024 by News Staff

Hyperluminous infrared galaxies are the rarest and most extreme star-forming systems and found only in the distant Universe. Stellar, cold-gas and ionized-gas...

This image, taken by the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, shows the starburst galaxy NGC 4449. The image is being released in celebration of Gemini North’s 25th anniversary. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Miller, International Gemini Observatory & NSF NOIRLab / M. Rodriguez, International Gemini Observatory & NSF NOIRLab / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF NOIRLab.

Astronomers Observe Starburst Galaxy NGC 4449

Jun 26, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope at the International Gemini Observatory have imaged NGC 4449, a prime example of starburst activity caused...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5253, a blue compact dwarf galaxy some 11 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Zezas / D. Calzetti.

Hubble Space Telescope Views NGC 5253

Jun 24, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced two outstanding images of NGC 5253, which is considered a dwarf starburst galaxy and...

This Webb/MIRI/NIRCam image shows the central area of the irregular galaxy NGC 4449. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / A. Adamo, Stockholm University / FEAST JWST Team.

Webb Zooms In on Irregular Galaxy NGC 4449

May 29, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured amazing new photos of NGC 4449, which is found in the constellation of Canes...

On November 15, 2023, Integral detected a burst of gamma-rays for only a tenth of a second. The detection was sent to the Integral science data center, where software determined it came from the nearby galaxy Messier 82. The small square on Integral’s map shows the location of the burst. The blue circle on the two cut-out images shows the corresponding location. Image credit: ESA / Integral / XMM-Newton / INAF / TNG / M. Rigoselli, INAF.

Astronomers Detect Giant Flare from Magnetar in Messier 82

Apr 25, 2024 by News Staff

Using sensitive instruments onboard ESA’s International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (Integral) mission, astronomers have detected a gamma-ray burst...

Messier 82 was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in 2006, which showed the galaxy’s edge-on spiral disk, shredded clouds, and hot hydrogen gas. The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope observed the core of Messier 82, capturing in unprecedented detail the structure of the galactic wind and characterizing individual stars and star clusters. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Hubble / Webb / STScI / A. Bolatto, UMD.

Webb Observes Hidden Depths of Messier 82

Apr 3, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a new image of the central starburst region of Messier 82 (M82, NGC 3034 or...

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