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This new photo of a supermassive black hole is unlike any before, showing powerful magnetic fields spiraling around it
A new photo of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole taken from the Event Horizon Telescope shows…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Photos released by NASA show once-invisible spiral galaxies and a first look at star formation
The Webb telescope’s images of NGC 1433, NGC 7496 & NGC 1365 reveal the galaxies' networks of gas a…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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NASA's James Webb telescope spotted the most distant galaxy in the universe that looks like ours
The latest discovery could upheave our models of the universe and how dark matter influenced galaxy…
Marianne Guenot
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Mysterious glowing 'SpaceX spirals' in the night sky are linked to rocket launches
Large glowing spirals have appeared in the skies above Alaska, Hawaii, and New Zealand. SpaceX rock…
Rebecca Cohen,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists think they've finally solved the decades-long mystery of why our Milky Way galaxy is so rare
Spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are surprisingly rare, and astronomers have wondered why for yea…
Sonam Sheth
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A mysterious star from outside the Milky Way has somehow ended up near our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Star SO-6 is very close to Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. But it's …
Marianne Guenot
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Side-by-side images of a whirlpool galaxy show details NASA's James Webb telescope captured but Hubble missed
The images show the majestic spiral arms of the M51, a galaxy located 27 million light-years away i…
Ellie Zolfagharifard,Marianne Guenot
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The best candidate for an Earth-like planet is also the farthest one detected yet — and it has a Guinness World Record to prove it
There’s only a handful of planets that fit the profile of being a potential second-home for …
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of the wreckage of 2 galaxies crashing into each other
Galaxy NGC 3256 was formed after a 'head-on' collision between two galaxies around 500 million year…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA says its Hubble telescope captured a spiral galaxy that's as bright as a jewel and 68 million light-years from Earth
The European and US space agencies said a photo snapped by the Hubble was of a galaxy in the Fornax…
Kevin Shalvey
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A supernova that exploded in a nearby galaxy is one of the brightest in a decade. Here's how to see it.
The supernova, named SN 2023ixf, is located 21 million light-years away. It should remain visible w…
Marianne Guenot
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New photo shows the oldest-ever spiral galaxy, which was formed at least 1 billion years earlier than previously thought
The findings can provide clues on how spiral galaxies like the Milky Way have formed, a leading res…
Marianne Guenot
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The Hubble telescope captured a stunning photo of the distant spiral galaxy named 'Eye of the Serpent'
The world's most powerful space telescope captured an image of the NGC 2835 galaxy, known as "Eye o…
Aylin Woodward
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New image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows thousands upon thousands of stars in a galaxy 17 million light years away
The James Webb Space Telescope is peering into the mysterious hearts of galaxies. Most recently, it…
Jessica Orwig
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7 Easter eggs in the images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are totally new to astronomy
An astronomer points out hidden sights in NASA's new images, from previously invisible star cluster…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Milky Way gobbled up another galaxy 11.5 billion years ago — and it could provide clues to why the galaxy is twisted up in a spiral shape
The Milky Way gobbled up a dwarf galaxy Gaia Enceladus between 11.6 to 13.2 billion years ago and t…
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Hubble Space Telescope spots billion year old ‘Sombrero Galaxy’ in a stunning new image
NASA has shared a stunning image of the ‘Sombrero’ galaxy captured using its Hubble space telescope…
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European Space Agency releases breathtaking new images of the Phantom Galaxy, located 32 million light years away from Earth
Astronomers combined images from the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Telescope to capture the…
Matthew Loh
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James Webb Space Telescope takes high-detail image of rare Cartwheel Galaxy, formed by a messy cosmic collision
The space telescope took a fresh look at the Cartwheel Galaxy and shed light on how the galaxy has …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Astronomers using a NASA space telescope spotted the first signs of a planet beyond the Milky Way
If this planet exists, it's orbiting a dead star or a black hole and it only passes through Earth's…