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X-ray data gathered by the Chandra telescope from the center of M31, highlighting the four nuclear sources — S1, SSS, N1, and P2. P2 corresponds to the position of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Andromeda galaxy.

When a Black Hole Winks at You

This is part of a new image that shows the vibration directions, or polarization, of the radiation. The zoom-in on the right is 10 degrees high. Polarized light vibrates in a particular direction; blue shows where the surrounding light’s vibration directions are angled towards it, like spokes on a bicycle; orange shows places where the vibration directions circle around it. This new information reveals the motion of the ancient gases in the universe when it was less than half a million years old, pulled by the force of gravity in the first step toward forming galaxies. The red band comes from our closer-by Milky Way.

Telescope Captures Clearest Images of Universe’s Infancy

The prototype LISA telescope undergoes post-delivery inspection in a darkened NASA Goddard clean room on May 20. The entire telescope is made from an amber-colored glass-ceramic that resists changes in shape over a wide temperature range, and the mirror’s surface is coated in gold.

NASA reveals prototype telescope for gravitational wave observatory

Researchers spying for signs of life among exoplanet atmospheres

Using cosmic weather to study which worlds could support life

Combined SPHERE and ALMA image of material orbiting V960 Mon

New image reveals secrets of planet birth

Members of the public can help astronomers observe and study the night sky through NASA’s Universe of Learning Exoplanet Watch program. Credit: NASA/Bill Dunford

NASA Wants You to Help Study Planets Around Other Stars

Light 'between' the groups of galaxies – the 'intra-group light' – however dim, is radiated from stars stripped from their home galaxy. Image: Supplied.

Astronomers observe intra-group light – the elusive glow between distant galaxies

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