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Stars are born in chaotic and fascinating environments, and scientists are eager to understand more about these processes. And at the forefront of this exploration is US space agency NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Ever since its launch, it is helping astronomers see these celestial events like never before.Recently, James Webb Space Telescope captured two stunning images of NGC 604, a place in the Triangulum galaxy where stars are forming. It's about 2.73 million light-years away from Earth. These images show us…

NASA's Hubble Telescope has once again captivated space enthusiasts with a stunning image showcasing the "last gasp" of a dying binary star system known as NGC 2346. This system, classified as a "planetary nebula," emerges from Sun-like stars that are approaching the final stages of their life cycles.What NASA says about NGC 2346The image, shared by NASA on Instagram offers a mesmerizing glimpse into NGC 2346, located about 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. Planetary nebulae like this are formed when…

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee (STScI), T. Williams (Oxford), PHANGS TeamShall I compare thee to the Webb Space Telescope’s latest image drop? Well, for starters, thou art less ancient and far less spectacular. The new collection of 19 images reveal face-on spiral galaxies, meaning they are oriented toward Webb’s perceptive gaze. The shots were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is collecting data on 74 spiral galaxies.To us, the galaxies may simply…

In this stunning image, which was captured by using the Hubble Space Telescope, the irregular galaxy NGC 2814, looks like a loose stroke of…

NGC 2210, a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud approximately 157,000 light-years from Earth, is an intriguing astronomical subject. It’s about 11.6 billion years old, slightly younger than the universe, and younger than other clusters in both the LMC and the Milky Way. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Sarajedini, F. Niederhofer NGC 2210 in the Large Magellanic Cloud is a notable globular cluster around 11.6 billion years old, offering insights into the age and formation of ancient stellar clusters. Its dense…

Scientists have recently made a remarkable discovery about Galaxy NGC 1277, which is located within the Perseus Cluster some 240 million light-years away from us. A group of scientists, led by researcher Sebastien Comeron from IAC and the University of La Laguna (ULL), discovered something fascinating about the Galaxy NGC 1277. Unlike most big galaxies, which have an invisible substance called dark matter, NGC 1277 seems to be an exception as it has none! It's the first time such a massive galaxy, much bigger than our…

By ESA/Hubble June 27, 2023The globular cluster NGC 6544, located over 8000 light-years away from Earth and containing tens of thousands of stars, was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The cluster resides in the Sagittarius constellation near the vast Lagoon Nebula, a region teeming with newborn stars and hidden intricate structures revealed by previous infrared observations. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Lewin, F. R. Ferraro<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…

The Webb Space Telescope is on a tear, imaging regions of star formation across the cosmos. Its latest target? The barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068—a bedazzled conglomeration of gas and stars 17 million light-years from Earth.Webb Telescope Images the Pillars of CreationLaunched in December 2021, Webb has been making scientific observations since July 2022. It’s uniquely capable of seeing some of the oldest, most distant light, which it does at infrared wavelengths. Taking data on this ancient light clues astronomers into…

By ESA/Hubble May 28, 2023The Hubble Space Telescope, in a study to better understand the origins of Type II supernovae, captured this image of the spiral galaxy NGC 298, located roughly 89 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. KilpatrickThe <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Hubble Space Telescope</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The Hubble Space Telescope (often…

NGC 4395, a spiral galaxy located 14 million light-years from Earth, is home to a supermassive black hole. The galaxy is also what astronomers call a Seyfert Galaxy, which means it has insanely an bright active galactic nucleus (AGN). In celebration of black hole week, NASA has shared a new Hubble photo of NGC 4395. The AGNs at the center of galaxies like NGC 4395 are powered by the supermassive black holes found within these particular types of galaxies. And in this latest Hubble image of the galaxy’s central…