ESA Planck Satellite Images Loop I Microwave Ring
Fifty years ago, astronomers discovered a mystery. They called it Loop I. Today, we still have not fully resolved the mystery of how this giant celestial…
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Hubble Breaks Cosmic Distance Record – Sees Farther Into the Universe
By pushing NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to its limits, an international team of astronomers has shattered the cosmic distance record by measuring the farthest galaxy ever…
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‘Twins’ of Superstar Eta Carinae Found in Other Galaxies
Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years, is best known for an enormous eruption seen in the mid-19th century that hurled…
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Speedy Stars Build Bow Shocks in Space
Astronomers are finding dozens of the fastest stars in our galaxy with the help of images from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer,…
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The Hercules a Supermassive Black Hole in Action
Scientists often use the combined power of multiple telescopes to reveal the secrets of the Universe – and this image is a prime example of when…
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Stellar Life and Death in Abell 78
Beneath the vivid hues of this eye-shaped cloud, named Abell 78, a tale of stellar life and death is unfolding. At the centre of the nebula,…
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Distant Black Hole Wave Twists Like Giant Whip
Fast-moving magnetic waves emanating from a distant supermassive black hole undulate like a whip whose handle is being shaken by a giant hand, according to a…
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A Galaxy’s Ghostly Shells
The ghostly shells of galaxy ESO 381-12 are captured here in a new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, set against a backdrop of distant…
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Gaia Measures the Density of Stars Across the Sky
This image, based on housekeeping data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, is no ordinary depiction of the heavens. While the image portrays the outline of our Galaxy,…
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NGC 1333 Is a Hotbed of Star Formation
While fireworks only last a short time here on Earth, a bundle of cosmic sparklers in a nearby cluster of stars will be going off for…
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