Universe
Rare Type of Black Hole Snacks on Star
Rare Type of Black Hole Snacks on Star NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have identified a new possible example of an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) called NGC 6099 HLX-1. The IMBH, which weighs between 100-100,000 times the mass of our Sun, is thought to reside in a compact star cluster within a […]
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Team identifies the universe’s earliest confirmed black hole
Team identifies the universe’s earliest confirmed black hole A team of astronomers has identified the most distant black hole ever confirmed, located 500 million years after the Big Bang, at a distance of 13.3 billion years into the past. The discovery was made using data from the James Webb Space Telescope’s CAPERS program and provides […]
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Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait
Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of galaxy cluster Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away, showcasing over 100 galaxies and hot, diffuse gas. The image provides a unique opportunity to study dark matter, a form of matter that does not interact with light, by observing its gravitational influence […]
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Sparkling Andromeda
Sparkling Andromeda The Andromeda galaxy (M31) was released as an image on June 25, 2025, to honor Dr. Vera Rubin’s groundbreaking legacy. M31 is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located approximately 2.5 million light-years away. Astronomers use Andromeda to study the structure and evolution of our own spiral galaxy due to its […]
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How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from
How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from Atoms are the building blocks of everything around us, and they’re made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. The number of protons in an atom determines its chemical properties. The universe’s hydrogen and helium atoms formed about 400,000 […]
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Where is the center of the universe?
Where is the center of the universe? The concept of the center of the universe is challenging to understand due to its dynamic and expanding nature. The universe’s expansion means that everything, including galaxies, is moving away from each other, not just galaxies moving away from us. The space between galaxies, rather than the galaxies […]
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Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA’s Chandra Finds
Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA’s Chandra Finds Galaxy clusters PSZ2 G181.06+48.47 are on course to collide again for the second time, with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes capturing evidence of this rare cosmic event. The galaxy cluster, located 2.8 billion light-years from Earth, has already experienced a collision about a […]
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Hubble Spies Paired Pinwheel on Its Own
Hubble Spies Paired Pinwheel on Its Own Hubble Spies Paired Pinwheel on Its Own: A stunning image from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the beautiful barred spiral galaxy NGC 3507, located about 46 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. NGC 3507 is part of a galaxy pair, with its partner NGC 3501 visible outside […]
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NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky
NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope has begun its science mission, capturing the entire sky in 102 infrared colors to create a map of the cosmos like no other. The telescope takes about 3,600 unique images per day to chart the positions of hundreds of millions of galaxies in […]
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May’s Night Sky Notes: How Do We Find Exoplanets?
May’s Night Sky Notes: How Do We Find Exoplanets? Astronomers have been searching for exoplanets since the 19th century, but it wasn’t until the mid-1990s that technology caught up and led to the first discovery of a planet orbiting another star-like star, Pegasi 51b. There are several methods used to detect exoplanets, including the Transit […]
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