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Hubble Telescope Captures Image of Merging Galaxies in Coma Cluster, 390 Million Light-Years Away
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have shared an image of two galaxies, MCG+05-31-045, interacting within the Coma Cluster. Located 390 million light-years away, the pair is in the midst of a cosmic merger. As the smaller galaxy is pulled into the larger one, a new wave of star formation is expected. Over time, the galaxies will likely evolv...
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Hubble Space Telescope Unveils IC 3225, the Cannonball Galaxy in Virgo
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a remarkable image of the spiral galaxy IC 3225, which resembles a cannonball moving through space. Located approximately 100 million light-years away in the Virgo galaxy cluster, IC 3225 exhibits distinct features, including a bright, star-forming arm and a tail of gas. The galaxy's unusual shape results fro...
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James Webb Telescope Reveals Massive Westerlund 1 Super Star Cluster Hidden in Milky Way’s Dust
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled Westerlund 1, the Milky Way’s largest super star cluster, located 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Ara. This massive cluster, with stars up to 2,000 times larger than the Sun, has a total mass between 50,000 to 100,000 times that of the Sun. Previously hidden by cosmic dust, Westerlun...
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'Lowest Note Ever': NASA Reveals Sound Vibration Near A Black Hole 250 Million Light Years Away
Acoustic waves coming from near the black hole at the heart of the Perseus cluster of galaxies were transposed up 57 and 58 octaves in order to make them audible for human ears.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures "Candy Floss" Region Of Space. See Pic
NASA recently shared a stunning image of a cluster of nebulae called N11, which lies some 160-000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.
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A Galactic 'Comet' Terzan 5 Just Illuminated A 100-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery
When my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found an unexpected celestial laboratory in Terzan 5, a dense star cluster currently plunging through our galaxy at breakneck speed.
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Rare Mid-Sized Black Hole Spotted At Center Of Swallowed Galaxy: Study
Astronomers have scrutinized a cluster of stars that is the apparent remnant core of a relatively small galaxy that was swallowed by the sprawling Milky Way 8 to 10 billion years ago. What lurks at the center of this cluster has them excited.
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Star Clusters Formed 460 Million Years After Big Bang Discovered By James Webb Telescope
"This is the first discovery of star clusters in an infant galaxy less than 500 million years after the Big Bang," ESA said in a statement.
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Landmark Data: The Euclid Telescope Begins Mapping the Dark Matter
The Euclid space telescope, launched by the European Space Agency, is making significant strides in mapping dark matter and dark energy. Recent images reveal stunning celestial objects, including galaxy clusters like Abell 2390 and star nurseries lik
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'Big Ring' Structure, 9.2 Billion Light-Years Away, Captured In Image
The identification of another ultra-large structure in remote space continues to defy our understanding of the cosmos.
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Astronomers Reveal Origins Of Universe's Farthest And Most Powerful Fast Radio Burst
By utilizing images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists followed the path of the FRB and discovered that it didn't originate from a single galaxy but rather from a cluster of at least seven galaxies.
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NASA Shares Stunning Image Of ''Celestial Festival Of Lights'' Captured By Hubble
The space agency shared an image of a globular cluster captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and called it a ''celestial festival of lights.''
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NASA's Webb And Hubble Team Up For Stunning View Of "Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster"
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have united to produce a stunning image of two massive clusters of remote galaxies colliding in space and time.
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Europe's Euclid Telescope Captures Unprecedented Views Of Deep Space
The Euclid space telescope was launched in July aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Breathtaking Sombrero Galaxy Over 28 Million Light-Years Away
The galaxy is located on the southern edge of the galaxy-rich Virgo cluster and is 28 million light-years from Earth.
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Hubble Telescope Captures Image of Merging Galaxies in Coma Cluster, 390 Million Light-Years Away
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have shared an image of two galaxies, MCG+05-31-045, interacting within the Coma Cluster. Located 390 million light-years away, the pair is in the midst of a cosmic merger. As the smaller galaxy is pulled into the larger one, a new wave of star formation is expected. Over time, the galaxies will likely evolv...
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Hubble Space Telescope Unveils IC 3225, the Cannonball Galaxy in Virgo
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a remarkable image of the spiral galaxy IC 3225, which resembles a cannonball moving through space. Located approximately 100 million light-years away in the Virgo galaxy cluster, IC 3225 exhibits distinct features, including a bright, star-forming arm and a tail of gas. The galaxy's unusual shape results fro...
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James Webb Telescope Reveals Massive Westerlund 1 Super Star Cluster Hidden in Milky Way’s Dust
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled Westerlund 1, the Milky Way’s largest super star cluster, located 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Ara. This massive cluster, with stars up to 2,000 times larger than the Sun, has a total mass between 50,000 to 100,000 times that of the Sun. Previously hidden by cosmic dust, Westerlun...
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'Lowest Note Ever': NASA Reveals Sound Vibration Near A Black Hole 250 Million Light Years Away
Acoustic waves coming from near the black hole at the heart of the Perseus cluster of galaxies were transposed up 57 and 58 octaves in order to make them audible for human ears.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures "Candy Floss" Region Of Space. See Pic
NASA recently shared a stunning image of a cluster of nebulae called N11, which lies some 160-000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado.
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A Galactic 'Comet' Terzan 5 Just Illuminated A 100-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery
When my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found an unexpected celestial laboratory in Terzan 5, a dense star cluster currently plunging through our galaxy at breakneck speed.
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Rare Mid-Sized Black Hole Spotted At Center Of Swallowed Galaxy: Study
Astronomers have scrutinized a cluster of stars that is the apparent remnant core of a relatively small galaxy that was swallowed by the sprawling Milky Way 8 to 10 billion years ago. What lurks at the center of this cluster has them excited.
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Star Clusters Formed 460 Million Years After Big Bang Discovered By James Webb Telescope
"This is the first discovery of star clusters in an infant galaxy less than 500 million years after the Big Bang," ESA said in a statement.
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Landmark Data: The Euclid Telescope Begins Mapping the Dark Matter
The Euclid space telescope, launched by the European Space Agency, is making significant strides in mapping dark matter and dark energy. Recent images reveal stunning celestial objects, including galaxy clusters like Abell 2390 and star nurseries lik
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'Big Ring' Structure, 9.2 Billion Light-Years Away, Captured In Image
The identification of another ultra-large structure in remote space continues to defy our understanding of the cosmos.
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Astronomers Reveal Origins Of Universe's Farthest And Most Powerful Fast Radio Burst
By utilizing images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists followed the path of the FRB and discovered that it didn't originate from a single galaxy but rather from a cluster of at least seven galaxies.
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NASA Shares Stunning Image Of ''Celestial Festival Of Lights'' Captured By Hubble
The space agency shared an image of a globular cluster captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and called it a ''celestial festival of lights.''
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NASA's Webb And Hubble Team Up For Stunning View Of "Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster"
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have united to produce a stunning image of two massive clusters of remote galaxies colliding in space and time.
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Europe's Euclid Telescope Captures Unprecedented Views Of Deep Space
The Euclid space telescope was launched in July aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Breathtaking Sombrero Galaxy Over 28 Million Light-Years Away
The galaxy is located on the southern edge of the galaxy-rich Virgo cluster and is 28 million light-years from Earth.
