Earliest Known Black Hole Found Just 500 Million Years After the Big Bang
Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet, an ancient quasar more than 13 billion light years from our…
Tag: Galaxies
NICER Status Updates – NASA
Science Observations Remain Paused for NASA’s NICER Telescope Science operations by NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray…
James Webb Space Telescope Reimagines Hubble’s Deep Field, Unveils Ancient Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has returned to Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field, capturing over 2,500 galaxies across cosmic history.…
Massive 200-Light-Year Cloud May Be Channeling Matter to the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have found a vast, never-before-noticed reservoir of stellar material, hundreds of light-years across, lurking in a cold, dark, starless…
Hubble Unveils Dark Matter Web in Stunning Abell 209 Galaxy Cluster Image
NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has released a striking new picture of the large galaxy cluster Abell 209, 2.8 billion light-years…
Hubble Uncovers Multi-Age Stars in Ancient Cluster, Reshaping Galaxy Origins
Astronomers call ancient star clusters like NGC 1786 “time capsules” for their galaxy, preserving some of its oldest stars. A…
JWST Finds Black Hole Between Galaxy Cores, Hinting at Rare Direct Collapse Birth
Astronomers have detected a weird black hole that is causing its galactic host to wobble like a top in the…
James Webb Telescope Spots Rare ‘Cosmic Owl’ Formed by Colliding Galaxies
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the “Cosmic Owl,” a startling owl-faced pair of colliding ring galaxies. This double-ring…
NASA’s Hubble and Webb Discover Bursting Star Formation in Small Magellanic Cloud
Scientists from NASA observed the bursting expansion of gas, stars, and dust from the glittering territory of the dual star…
Scientists Say Dark Matter Could Turn Failed Stars Into ‘Dark Dwarfs’
Astronomers now propose that “failed stars” known as brown dwarfs could be powered by dark matter. Dark matter makes up…