A tiny galaxy ceased making stars for billions of years. Then it rebooted.
But researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian space ...
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Unusual spiral quasar seen dancing with a companion
This rare quasar with spiral arms could help astronomers understand how supermassive black holes feed and grow.
Smart Watch Bands Contain 'Very High Concentrations’ of Forever Chemicals That May Be Absorbed into Skin
Bands used for smart watches and fitness trackers contain a synthetic rubber made with PFAS — also known as “ forever ...
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Hubble Telescope images combined into giant mosaic of neighboring Andromeda Galaxy
Astronomers are celebrating the completion of a 2.5-billion-pixel panoramic picture of the entire Andromeda Galaxy. The team includes several UC Santa Cruz researchers who made significant ...
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Show off your best astronomy photos in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest
Photo: Mitchell Clark Astronomy photographers, your time to shine is here. The 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year ...
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Was Never Meant to Look at the Sun. Astronomers Tried It Anyway
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...
Astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action
Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes ...
Scientists capture absolutely stunning image of the Andromeda galaxy
The Andromeda galaxy is a colossal marvel in our sky, hosting over 1 trillion stars. Now, astronomers have used the Hubble ...
Revolutionary Telescope Captures Sharpest View Ever of a Supermassive Black Hole in Action
Astronomers have captured the most detailed infrared images yet of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), using the Large ...
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Panorama of our nearest galactic neighbor unveils hundreds of millions of stars
The Hubble Space Telescope has generated the most comprehensive survey yet of the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest galactic neighbor to the Milky Way. The new mosaic of about 2.5 billion pixels yields ...
Panorama of Andromeda galaxy unveils hundreds of millions of stars
In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...