Black hole jet from newly-classified galaxy changes direction toward Earth, astronomers say

Researchers say they have discovered a jet from a galaxy with a black hole at its center changed its direction to point toward Earth.  The galaxy, named PBC J2333.9-2343, has …

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NASA names crew of first manned mission to moon in over 50 years

NASA, on Monday, named the four-person crew who will be launched to the moon on the first manned crew to the lunar satellite in over 50 years. The crew consists …

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Who are the Artemis II astronauts?

The Artemis II astronauts were named in a historic announcement on Monday.  The astronauts include NASA’s Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Hammock Koch, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy …

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Webb astronomers discover earliest galaxies confirmed so far in new milestone

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered the earliest galaxies confirmed to date. The light from the galaxies, per a European Space Agency release, …

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Hubble astronomers find double quasar in distant merging galaxies

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories have discovered a pair of gravitationally-bound quasars inside two merging galaxies.  Quasars are active and luminous types of active galactic nuclei, …

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James Webb Space Telescope captures most detailed ever image of Uranus

NASA released a stunning image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope of the planet Uranus, showing the ice giant’s bright features in the planet’s atmosphere and 11 of the …

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Pink moon captured in stunning images around the world

What is a supermoon? The celestial event occurs once every 14 months and is 30% brighter than regular full moons. The pink moon was captured in a series of stunning …

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Study reveals how life survived on ‘Snowball Earth’

Life on our planet faced a stern test during the Cryogenian Period that lasted from 720 million to 635 million years ago when Earth twice was frozen over with runaway …

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Webb Telescope uncovers new details in stunning image of supernova remnant

A new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a supernova remnant created by a massive exploding star.  The mid-infrared image shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A which was …

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope spots runaway black hole creating ‘trail of stars’

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has accidentally captured images of a “runaway” black hole barreling through space, leaving behind a contrail of newborn stars.  The black hole, weighing as much as …

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