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Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy
Hubble Studies Small but Mighty Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope has released an image of NGC 4449, a small but mighty galaxy located 12.5 million light-years away. NGC 4449 is a starburst galaxy, meaning it’s forming new stars at a much faster rate than expected for its size, and this global burst of star formation is […]
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NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin
NASA’s Hubble Tracks a Roaming Magnetar of Unknown Origin Hubble tracked the movement of SGR 0501+4516, a magnetar, over thousands of years and found it couldn’t be associated with a nearby supernova remnant. The team’s research suggests that SGR 0501+4516 may have formed through accretion-induced collapse, a process where a white dwarf collapses into a […]
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NASA Webb Explores Effect of Strong Magnetic Fields on Star Formation
NASA Webb Explores Effect of Strong Magnetic Fields on Star Formation Explore This Section Webb News Latest News Latest Images Blog (offsite) Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? Fact Sheet Impacts+Benefits FAQ Science Overview and Goals Early Universe […]
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