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NASA Shares Pic Of Infrared Galaxy That Shines Brighter Than Light Of A Trillion Suns
Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG), that shines with light equal to more than a trillion suns.
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Meet the 'Zombie Star', Residing in Spiral Galaxy NGC 1309, That Survived Supernova Blast
Astronomers have observed a star that not only survived a stellar explosion called a supernova, but emerged from it brighter than before the blast. This white dwarf is gravitationally locked in orbit with another star — a pairing called a binary system.
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Fastest-Growing Black Hole in the Universe, 7,000 Times Brighter Than the Entire Milky Way
Scientists have discovered the fastest-growing black hole in the last 9 billion years. The black hole, which sends multi-wavelength light blazing across the universe, shines 7,000 times brighter than the entire Milky Way galaxy. Due to this, it is also known as a quasar.
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NASA Shares Stunning Rare Image of Two Quasars Merging Together
NASA has shared an image that shows two stunningly luminous centres of light surrounded by what appears to be waves of gases let loose in the sky. NASA said the two lights are recently discovered quasars that appear to be merging into a single object.
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Scientists Discover New Galaxy 1,000 Times Brighter Than The Milky Way
Scientists have discovered a very distant galaxy, some 10 thousand million light years away, which is about 1,000 times brighter than the Milky Way.
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NASA Shares Pic Of Infrared Galaxy That Shines Brighter Than Light Of A Trillion Suns
Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG), that shines with light equal to more than a trillion suns.
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Meet the 'Zombie Star', Residing in Spiral Galaxy NGC 1309, That Survived Supernova Blast
Astronomers have observed a star that not only survived a stellar explosion called a supernova, but emerged from it brighter than before the blast. This white dwarf is gravitationally locked in orbit with another star — a pairing called a binary system.
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Fastest-Growing Black Hole in the Universe, 7,000 Times Brighter Than the Entire Milky Way
Scientists have discovered the fastest-growing black hole in the last 9 billion years. The black hole, which sends multi-wavelength light blazing across the universe, shines 7,000 times brighter than the entire Milky Way galaxy. Due to this, it is also known as a quasar.
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NASA Shares Stunning Rare Image of Two Quasars Merging Together
NASA has shared an image that shows two stunningly luminous centres of light surrounded by what appears to be waves of gases let loose in the sky. NASA said the two lights are recently discovered quasars that appear to be merging into a single object.
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Scientists Discover New Galaxy 1,000 Times Brighter Than The Milky Way
Scientists have discovered a very distant galaxy, some 10 thousand million light years away, which is about 1,000 times brighter than the Milky Way.
