In this galaxy, colours tell a story
Although barred galaxies usually see “a burst of star formation followed by a slow decay,”…
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A supermassive black hole dwells at the center of this galaxy
The supermassive black hole at the centre of NGC 6951 is surrounded by a “circumnuclear…
A Virgo cluster galaxy
Like other Virgo cluster galaxies, NGC 4654 has “an asymmetric distribution of stars and neutral…
Portrait of a Globular Cluster
Hubble used both its Advanced Camera For Surveys and its Wide Field Camera 3 in this observation, taking advantage…
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NGC 346
The spacecraft Returned To Science Operations June 14 after being offline for several weeks due…
NGC 1672
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope view of the nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 unveils…
M74
A stunning face-on spiral galaxy, M74 was discovered in 1780 by Charles Messier’s observing assistant,…
The Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula, also known as the Star Queen Nebula or Messier 16 (M16 for…
Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) left astronomers feeling festive recently as it allowed them…
Cassiopeia A (NIRCam)
December 2023 saw the release of Webb’s NIRCam image of Cassiopeia A (Cas A), an…
Star cluster IC 348
This view of young star cluster IC 348 was captured as part of Webb observations…
NGC 604
The formation of stars and the chaotic environments they inhabit is one of the most…
Top of the Horsehead Nebula
In April 2024In April 2024, astronomers revealed an image showing the top of the ‘mane’…
Serpens Nebula
In June 2024, astronomers captured this James Webb Space Telescope Image Of The Serpens Nebula, which…
NGC 4151: An Active Black Hole in the “Eye of Sauron”
This composite image shows the central region of the spiral galaxy NGC 4151, dubbed the…
Chandra telescope star cluster insight
This composite image shows one of the clusters, NGC 2024, which is found in the…
Chandra telescope: A pair of colliding spiral galaxies
NGC 2207 is a pair of colliding spiral galaxies. Their bright central nuclei resemble a…
Hubble Tangos with a Dancer in Dorado
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PIA15985: Hubble Captures View of ‘Mystic Mountain’
This craggy fantasy mountaintop enshrouded by wispy clouds looks like a bizarre landscape from…
