Giant Halo Detected Around Andromeda Galaxy by Hubble
Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the immense halo of gas enveloping the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest massive galactic neighbor, is about six…
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Monster Black Hole Found in Dwarf Galaxy
Astronomers have found an unlikely object in an improbable place: a monster black hole lurking inside one of the tiniest galaxies known. Though the black hole…
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Rapidly Spinning Supermassive Black Hole Spotted by Space Telescopes
Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) XMM-Newton to show a supermassive black hole six billion light years from Earth…
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Mega Galaxy Merger Spotted by Herschel Space Telescope
A massive and rare merging of two galaxies has been spotted in images taken by the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important…
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The Sombrero Galaxy’s Split Personality
While some galaxies are rotund and others are slender disks like our spiral Milky Way, new observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope show that the Sombrero…
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The Dark Heart of a Cosmic Collision in Centaurus A
Two of ESA’s space observatories have combined to create a multi-wavelength view of violent events taking place within the giant galaxy of Centaurus A. The new…
Read the guideRadio Telescopes Capture the Best-Ever Snapshot of Black Hole Jets
Centaurus A is a giant elliptical active galaxy 12 million light-years away. At its heart lies a black hole with a mass of 55 million…
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