Deep in the constellation Canes Venatici, also called the Hunting Dogs, lies the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449. It's part of the M94 galaxy group, near a group of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs. In ...
Indian astronomers have identified a surprisingly mature, Milky Way-like galaxy from the universe’s early era. Named ...
A baby galaxy is throwing one heck of a tantrum, and it's shaking up our understanding of the earliest galaxies.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its classification. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
When the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a photo of the Sombrero Galaxy 20 years ago, it resembled a hat, with a brim and glowing crown. But astronomers may have to rename it the visor galaxy. In a new ...
"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ...
This is an artist’s impression of JADES-GS-z14-0, which as of today is the most distant confirmed galaxy. Galaxies in the early Universe tend to be clumpy and irregular. Supernova explosions in this ...
This week, the James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on the iconic Sombrero Galaxy, revealing the first-ever mid-infrared observations of the hat-shaped wonder. When you purchase through links on our ...
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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Sombrero galaxy with its MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), resolving the clumpy nature of the dust along the galaxy’s outer ring. The ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Windhorst, W. Keel It's the year 2000. We're floating in space, and ...
Did you know NASA found something super creepy in space? They discovered “galaxy eaters,” also known as supermassive black holes, that gobble up entire galaxies! These black holes are so strong that ...