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Powerful Black Hole Jets Might Be Triggering Unrelated Nova Explosions

An artist’s concept looks down into the core of the galaxy M87, which is just left of centre and appears as a large blue dot. A bright blue-white, narrow and linear jet of plasma transects the illustration from centre left to upper right. It begins at the source of the jet, the galaxy’s black hole, which is surrounded by a blue spiral of material. At lower right is a red giant star that is far from the black hole and close to the viewer. A bridge of glowing gas links the star to a smaller white dwarf star companion immediately to its left. Engorged with infalling hydrogen from the red giant star, the smaller star exploded in a blue-white flash, which looks like numerous diffraction spikes emitted in all directions. Thousands of stars are in the background.]

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Powerful Black Hole Jets Might Be Triggering Unrelated Nova Explosions

An artist’s concept looks down into the core of the galaxy M87, which is just left of centre and appears as a large blue dot. A bright blue-white, narrow and linear jet of plasma transects the illustration from centre left to upper right. It begins at the source of the jet, the galaxy’s black hole, which is surrounded by a blue spiral of material. At lower right is a red giant star that is far from the black hole and close to the viewer. A bridge of glowing gas links the star to a smaller white dwarf star companion immediately to its left. Engorged with infalling hydrogen from the red giant star, the smaller star exploded in a blue-white flash, which looks like numerous diffraction spikes emitted in all directions. Thousands of stars are in the background.]

Powerful Black Hole Jets Might Be Triggering Unrelated Nova Explosions

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Hubble Tension Solved? Astronomers Race To Save Standard Model Of Cosmology

This image shows many overlapping objects at various distances. They include foreground stars, galaxies in a galaxy cluster, and distorted background galaxies behind the galaxy cluster. The background of space is black. Thousands of small galaxies appear across the image. Their colors vary. Some are shades of orange, others are white. Most appear as fuzzy ovals, but a few have distinctive spiral arms.

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Hubble Tension Solved? Astronomers Race To Save Standard Model Of Cosmology

This image shows many overlapping objects at various distances. They include foreground stars, galaxies in a galaxy cluster, and distorted background galaxies behind the galaxy cluster. The background of space is black. Thousands of small galaxies appear across the image. Their colors vary. Some are shades of orange, others are white. Most appear as fuzzy ovals, but a few have distinctive spiral arms.

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Hubble Tension Solved? Astronomers Race To Save Standard Model Of Cosmology

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JWST Confirms More Bright Galaxies Found In The Early Universe Than Expected

This image shows many overlapping objects at various distances. They include foreground stars, galaxies in a galaxy cluster, and distorted background galaxies behind the galaxy cluster. The background of space is black. Thousands of small galaxies appear across the image. Their colors vary. Some are shades of orange, others are white. Most appear as fuzzy ovals, but a few have distinctive spiral arms. In front of the galaxies are several foreground stars. Most appear blue with diffraction spikes, forming eight-pointed star shapes. Some look as large as the galaxies that appear next to them. A very bright star is slightly off center. It has eight blue, long diffraction spikes. In the center of the image, between 4 o’clock and 6 o’clock in the bright star’s spikes, are several bright, white galaxies. These are members of the galaxy cluster. There are also many thin, long, orange arcs. They follow invisible concentric circles that curve around the center of the image. These are images of background galaxies that have been stretched and distorted by the foreground galaxy cluster.

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JWST Confirms More Bright Galaxies Found In The Early Universe Than Expected

This image shows many overlapping objects at various distances. They include foreground stars, galaxies in a galaxy cluster, and distorted background galaxies behind the galaxy cluster. The background of space is black. Thousands of small galaxies appear across the image. Their colors vary. Some are shades of orange, others are white. Most appear as fuzzy ovals, but a few have distinctive spiral arms. In front of the galaxies are several foreground stars. Most appear blue with diffraction spikes, forming eight-pointed star shapes. Some look as large as the galaxies that appear next to them. A very bright star is slightly off center. It has eight blue, long diffraction spikes. In the center of the image, between 4 o’clock and 6 o’clock in the bright star’s spikes, are several bright, white galaxies. These are members of the galaxy cluster. There are also many thin, long, orange arcs. They follow invisible concentric circles that curve around the center of the image. These are images of background galaxies that have been stretched and distorted by the foreground galaxy cluster.

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JWST Confirms More Bright Galaxies Found In The Early Universe Than Expected

August 15, 2024

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The Closest Black Hole To Us Is Not The One In The Center Of Our Galaxy

The remnant galactic nucleus known as Omega Centauri has a black hole at its heart, revealed by fast moving stars in the box at its heart.

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The Closest Black Hole To Us Is Not The One In The Center Of Our Galaxy

The remnant galactic nucleus known as Omega Centauri has a black hole at its heart, revealed by fast moving stars in the box at its heart.

The Closest Black Hole To Us Is Not The One In The Center Of Our Galaxy

July 10, 2024

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Fly Through The Pillars Of Creation In Stunning New 3D Visualization

Mosaic of the Pillars of Creation visualization model, composed of 4 rectangular strips oriented 45 degrees clockwise from vertical. Strips alternate between Hubble and Webb views of the visualization model, with each strip labeled: “Hubble” at lower right corners of first and third strips; “Webb” at upper left corners of the second and fourth strips. Webb strips have drop shadows that make it look like they are overlaid on top of larger Hubble image. Mosaic shows 3 vertical structures (pillars) of thick smoke-like material. Pillar edges are glowing, with thin wisps of material moving away into space. In Hubble strips, pillars are dark brown and opaque, on greenish blue background. In Webb strips, pillars are bright orange to brown with a distinct area of bright red at the top of middle pillar. A red star appears at the tip of a peak in the left pillar and the background is deep blue.

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Fly Through The Pillars Of Creation In Stunning New 3D Visualization

Mosaic of the Pillars of Creation visualization model, composed of 4 rectangular strips oriented 45 degrees clockwise from vertical. Strips alternate between Hubble and Webb views of the visualization model, with each strip labeled: “Hubble” at lower right corners of first and third strips; “Webb” at upper left corners of the second and fourth strips. Webb strips have drop shadows that make it look like they are overlaid on top of larger Hubble image. Mosaic shows 3 vertical structures (pillars) of thick smoke-like material. Pillar edges are glowing, with thin wisps of material moving away into space. In Hubble strips, pillars are dark brown and opaque, on greenish blue background. In Webb strips, pillars are bright orange to brown with a distinct area of bright red at the top of middle pillar. A red star appears at the tip of a peak in the left pillar and the background is deep blue.

Fly Through The Pillars Of Creation In Stunning New 3D Visualization

June 28, 2024

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Hubble In Trouble? NASA To Make An Announcement In Rare Press Conference Today

Hubble floating over the Earth.

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Hubble In Trouble? NASA To Make An Announcement In Rare Press Conference Today

Hubble floating over the Earth.

Hubble In Trouble? NASA To Make An Announcement In Rare Press Conference Today

June 4, 2024

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Bizarre "Lenticular" Galaxy Surrounded By Dark Matter Captured In New Hubble Image

Lenticular galaxy NGC 4753, looking like a wave of dust.

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Bizarre "Lenticular" Galaxy Surrounded By Dark Matter Captured In New Hubble Image

Lenticular galaxy NGC 4753, looking like a wave of dust.

Bizarre "Lenticular" Galaxy Surrounded By Dark Matter Captured In New Hubble Image

May 20, 2024

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NASA To End Chandra After 24 Years Due To New Budget, Hubble May Not Be Far Behind

Artist impression of Chandra in space. The telescope is a long cylindrical spacecrat with small solar panels near its opening

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NASA To End Chandra After 24 Years Due To New Budget, Hubble May Not Be Far Behind

Artist impression of Chandra in space. The telescope is a long cylindrical spacecrat with small solar panels near its opening

NASA To End Chandra After 24 Years Due To New Budget, Hubble May Not Be Far Behind

March 13, 2024

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Notorious And Puzzling Radio Signal Traced Back To A Truly Unusual Place

A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the host galaxy of an exceptionally powerful fast radio burst, FRB 20220610A. Hubble’s sensitivity and sharpness reveals a compact group of multiple galaxies that may be in the process of merging.

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Notorious And Puzzling Radio Signal Traced Back To A Truly Unusual Place

A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the host galaxy of an exceptionally powerful fast radio burst, FRB 20220610A. Hubble’s sensitivity and sharpness reveals a compact group of multiple galaxies that may be in the process of merging.

Notorious And Puzzling Radio Signal Traced Back To A Truly Unusual Place

January 23, 2024

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What Happened When The Hubble Telescope Stared At "Nothing" For 100 Hours

Hubble deep field view of the universe.

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What Happened When The Hubble Telescope Stared At "Nothing" For 100 Hours

Hubble deep field view of the universe.

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What Happened When The Hubble Telescope Stared At "Nothing" For 100 Hours

January 15, 2024

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Wild Weather Patterns On A Distant Exoplanet Captured By Hubble

An artist impression depicting the exoplanet WASP 121-b. The planet dominates the foreground in the right side of the image, and appears banded with colours of red, yellow and orange. Behind the planet is a large star that appears similar in size to the exoplanet

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Wild Weather Patterns On A Distant Exoplanet Captured By Hubble

An artist impression depicting the exoplanet WASP 121-b. The planet dominates the foreground in the right side of the image, and appears banded with colours of red, yellow and orange. Behind the planet is a large star that appears similar in size to the exoplanet

Wild Weather Patterns On A Distant Exoplanet Captured By Hubble

January 5, 2024

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Hubble Photos Show Mysterious Dark "Spokes" Moving In Saturn's Rings

Dark patches above Saturn's rings.

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Hubble Photos Show Mysterious Dark "Spokes" Moving In Saturn's Rings

Dark patches above Saturn's rings.

Hubble Photos Show Mysterious Dark "Spokes" Moving In Saturn's Rings

January 4, 2024

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Most Colorful View Of The Universe Reveals Monstrously Magnified Stars

A field of galaxies on the black background of space. In the middle, stretching from left to right, is a collection of dozens of yellowish spiral and elliptical galaxies that form a foreground galaxy cluster. Among them are distorted linear features created when the light of a background galaxy is bent and magnified through gravitational lensing

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Most Colorful View Of The Universe Reveals Monstrously Magnified Stars

A field of galaxies on the black background of space. In the middle, stretching from left to right, is a collection of dozens of yellowish spiral and elliptical galaxies that form a foreground galaxy cluster. Among them are distorted linear features created when the light of a background galaxy is bent and magnified through gravitational lensing

Most Colorful View Of The Universe Reveals Monstrously Magnified Stars

November 9, 2023

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Brand New Feature On Jupiter Discovered By JWST

In this image, brightness indicates high altitude. The numerous bright white "spots" and "streaks" are likely very high-altitude cloud tops of condensed convective storms. Auroras, appearing in red in this image, extend to higher altitudes above both the northern and southern poles of the planet. By contrast, dark ribbons north of the equatorial region have little cloud cover.

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Brand New Feature On Jupiter Discovered By JWST

In this image, brightness indicates high altitude. The numerous bright white "spots" and "streaks" are likely very high-altitude cloud tops of condensed convective storms. Auroras, appearing in red in this image, extend to higher altitudes above both the northern and southern poles of the planet. By contrast, dark ribbons north of the equatorial region have little cloud cover.

Brand New Feature On Jupiter Discovered By JWST

October 20, 2023

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NASA Wants Your Help Studying Uranus From Behind Next Month

No amateur will be able to produce an image of Uranus like this one taken by Hubble, but that doesn't mean they can't contribute to the study of the planet

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NASA Wants Your Help Studying Uranus From Behind Next Month

No amateur will be able to produce an image of Uranus like this one taken by Hubble, but that doesn't mean they can't contribute to the study of the planet

NASA Wants Your Help Studying Uranus From Behind Next Month

August 17, 2023

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