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NGC 7469, a face-on spiral galaxy, contains an actively growing supermassive black hole, surrounded by hot gas detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The Chandra X-ray Observatory has observed ...

Scientists estimate that we've misplaced more than 50 percent of the Universe's hydrogen. Hydrogen in space can glow, as is the case with the Orion Nebula, but has insufficient density and irradiation ...

Saturday: This week is International Dark Sky Week. Lights that are aimed upwards or not properly capped illuminate the atmosphere and obscure dim objects. Having too much light shining where it ...

“The Orion Nebula is spectacular, and that’s a good springtime one,” Ponce says. You can also see the iconic Pillars of Creation within the Eagle Nebula, known by the famous photo captured ...

Nebula M17, the brightest part of the above image, was documented by the astronomer Charles Messier in 1764 ... Koenig (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) The Orion nebula is another hotspot of star ...