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NGC 5264

Exotic Objects, Galaxies

Massive black holes may eat differently in small galaxies than in large ones

JWST's infrared image from its NIRCam captured JADES-GS-z14-0, the most distant known galaxy. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), B. Johnson (CfA), S. Tacchella (Cambridge), P. Cargile (CfA)

Galaxies, Science

Webb discovers the earliest known galaxy — for now

JWST discovers black holes merging near the dawn of the cosmos

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies, Observing

Fall into the Whirlpool Galaxy: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies, Observing

How Markarian 205 nearly broke the universe: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

When stars “die,” they leave one of two objects behind. Massive stars explode as supernovae, creating remnants of gas and dust like the Crab Nebula (M1). Credit: ASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University)

Milky Way, Stars

How many stars die in the Milky Way each year?

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies, Observing

Explore the Virgo galaxy cluster: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

Could a telescope see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

M104, the Sombrero Galaxy

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

Journey to the centers of galaxies by observing galaxy cores for yourself

The most distant quasars are roughly 13 billion light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

Astronomers map 1.3 million supermassive black holes

Exotic Objects, Milky Way, Science

The Milky Way’s central black hole could have a hidden jet

Galaxies, Science

The zoo of active galaxies: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher