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When Galaxies Collide 
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Arp 143
The interacting galaxy duo is collectively called Arp 143. The pair contains the glittery, distorted, star-forming spiral galaxy NGC 2445 at right, along with its less flashy companion, NGC 2444 at left.
Webb's Cool View on How Stars, Planets Form
The ongoing success of the multi-instrument optics alignment for NASA's Webb telescope's near-infrared instruments has moved the attention of the commissioning team to chill as we carefully monitor the cooling of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) down to its final operating temperature of less than 7 kelvins (-447 degrees Fahrenheit, or -266 degrees Celsius).
Fermi Hunts for Gravitational Waves From Monster Black Holes
Our universe is a chaotic sea of ripples in space-time called gravitational waves.
Early Universe Bristled With Starburst Galaxies
In the first few billion years after the Big Bang, the universe contained far more so-called starburst galaxies than models predict.
Record Broken: Hubble Spots Farthest Star Ever Seen
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the first billion years after the universe's birth in the big bang - the farthest individual star ever seen to date.
Ancient Helium Leaking From Earth's Core Offers Clues To Earth's Formation
Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, a new study reports.
Mysterious Death Of A Star Emitting Six Rings
Astrophysicists studying in unprecedented detail a red giant star named V Hydrae -- abbreviated as V Hya -- have witnessed the star's mysterious death throes.
Stunning Spiral Galaxy NGC 4571
This cosmic portrait - captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 - shows a stunning view of the spiral galaxy NGC 4571.
The Proton's Innate Charm May Trouble Astronomers
Can the neutrino eyes of humanity, observatories such as the IceCube in Antarctica, really see neutrinos coming from deep space?
Remarkable Simulations Of The Early Universe From The Dark Ages Through First Light
It looks like fireflies flickering in the darkness. Slowly, more and more amass, lighting up the screen in large chunks and clusters.
The Best Image Yet Of Mysterious ORCs In Space
Astronomy's newest mystery objects, odd radio circles or ORCs, have been pulled into sharp focus by an international team of astronomers using the world's most capable radio telescopes.
The Eye Of Colorful Galaxy NGC 1097
This finely detailed image shows the heart of NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy that lies about 48 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Fornax.
Best Evidence Yet For Anyons, Long-sought Quasi-particles
Unlike subatomic particles, quasiparticles are not actually particles.
Tiny Star Unleashes Gargantuan Beam of Matter and Antimatter
The panel on the left displays about one third the length of the beam from the pulsar known as PSR J2030+4415 (J2030 for short), which is located about 1,600 light years from Earth.
NGC 524: A Mysterious Old Spiral Galaxy
This striking cosmic whirl is the centre of galaxy NGC 524, as seen with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy is located in the constellation of Pisces, some 90 million light-years from Earth.
How Black Holes Became Supermassive
Black holes are one of the most compelling mysteries of the universe. Nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole.
196 Lasers Help Scientists Recreate The Conditions Inside Gigantic Galaxy Clusters
Galaxies rarely live alone. Instead, dozens to thousands are drawn together by gravity, forming vast clusters that are the largest objects in the universe.
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