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Astronomers are applying new image-processing techniques to previously released Hubble observations in honor of the space ...
Zhúlóng is the most distant spiral galaxy ever seen. It formed 1 billion years after Big Bang, yet has a calm structure like ...
The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...
While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...
Hubble’s 35‑year celebration brings a vibrant reimagining of the Sombrero Galaxy, revealing hidden dust lanes and far‑flung stars. This iconic “Mexican hat” quietly forms almost no new stars while ...
A new study suggests the universe may rotate -- just extremely slowly. The finding could help solve one of astronomy's biggest puzzles.
Could the universe be rotating? Discover how this theory may solve the Hubble tension in modern cosmology and physics.
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Sombrero Galaxy ... It's not clear whether it's a spiral galaxy, like our own Milky Way, or an elliptical galaxy. Curiously, the galaxy's disk seems like a ...
A new suggests the universe may rotate—just extremely slowly. The finding could help solve one of astronomy’s biggest puzzles.
As part of ESA/Hubble's 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series ...
Looking for a really big story, I naturally headed for "Galaxies in Collision." Bradley Whitmore of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore brought us up to speed. We've known for a ...
An international team has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known to date. This ultra-massive system existed just one billion years after the Big Bang and already shows a remarkably ...