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30 Jun 25
A collision between two large galaxy clusters about 3.7 billion light years from Earth.
25 Jun 25
(Andromeda Galaxy)
This galaxy is the closest spiral to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years.
09 Jun 25
A growing supermassive black hole, or quasar, located about 11.6 billion light-years from Earth.
28 May 25
A "long period radio transient" source that varies in radio and X-ray light.
08 May 25
Three new sonifications of objects with a connection to black holes.
08 May 25
A "tidal disruption event" (TDE) in a galaxy about 610 million light-years from Earth.
01 May 25
(The Bone)
An elongated magnetized structure near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
16 Apr 25
A new collection of four objects in 3D based on observations and theoretical
models.
27 Mar 25
A binary system with a stellar-mass black hole and Sun-like star about 11,000 light-years from Earth.
04 Mar 25
(NGC 7293)
A white dwarf star in the middle of the Helix planetary nebula about 650 light-years from Earth.
12 Feb 25
(30 Doradus)
A star formation region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years from Earth.
14 Jan 25
Molecular clouds in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Revised: January 15, 2025