Webb Telescope detected a possible direct collapse black hole between two merging galaxies called the "Infinity Galaxy." ...
In a groundbreaking study, astronomers led by Natsuki H. Hayatsu have serendipitously uncovered an ultra-luminous infrared ...
The NSF NOIRLab-operated Gemini North telescope captured stunning imagery of galaxies UGC 12914 and UGC 12915, aka 'Taffy Galaxies.' Their 'twisted appearance is the result of a head-on collision' ...
When galaxies collide, it's not a gentle affair, but it does take millions of years. Over this time, the two massive star ...
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For astronomers studying dark matter, the Bullet Cluster is one of the greatest laboratories in the universe. It was discovered almost by accident, a blip of x-rays in the sky that was detected by ...
While nearly all massive galaxies possess central black holes, the presence of such black holes in dwarf galaxies remains an open question, with previous estimates identifying them in only 0.5% of ...
The gravitational lensing that causes this rare phenomenon cannot be explained solely by looking at observable ...
A vast river of neutral hydrogen bridges two galaxies that are beginning to enter the monstrous Virgo Cluster, and this structure is helping astronomers better understand our Milky Way's relationship ...