Galaxy

A large black hole that “hiccups,” giving off plumes of gas

Persistent “hiccups” in a far-off galaxy draw astronomers to new black hole behavior.

Strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of the Milky Way’s central black hole

Strong magnetic fields may be common to all black holes

An obscure class of galaxies briefly awakens sleeping supermassive black holes

Radio observations of Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) provide new clues about their origins.

Blue supergiant stars can be formed by the merger of two stars

Strong evidence that most blue supergiants may have formed from the merger of two stars.

Ancient threads of the Milky Way galaxy unveiled

Truly ancient fragments.

Largest-ever map of the universe’s active supermassive black holes

New “quasar catalog” serves as a 3D history book of the universe.

Our universe has no dark matter, study

Study challenges the current model of the universe.

Scientists unprecedentedly detailed observations of one of the earliest known galaxies

Growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought.

NASA’s Webb peers into the Tendrils of NGC 604

Webb unveils the intricacies of the formation of stars and the chaotic environments.

Astronomers observed oldest ‘dead’ galaxy yet

A galaxy that suddenly stopped forming new stars.

Astronomers detail the oscillation of our giant neighbor

‘Radcliffe Wave’ is waving.

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