Tag: black hole
Galactic Hook
by CritterKeeper on Aug.13, 2010, under General
Credit: NASA and ESA
The Universe seems to marvel in the weird. A hook, like a cosmic question mark, makes NGC 4696 stand out from its more shapeless elliptical galaxies in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
The Super Power of ‘F’
by CritterKeeper on Aug.11, 2010, under Numbers/Letters
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al.; Submillimeter: MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al.; Optical: ESO/WFI
Centaurus A displays the full power of a supermassive black hole.
Barred Eye
by CritterKeeper on Aug.06, 2010, under Eyes in the Sky
Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
Clusters of hot, blue stars swirl along the star lanes of barred spiral NGC 1672.
Black Hole Makes a Bright “O”
by CritterKeeper on Jul.09, 2010, under Numbers/Letters
Credit: Walter Jaffe/Leiden Observatory, Holland Ford/JHU/STScI, and NASA/h6>
A giant disk of cold gas, looking like a giant “O” in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, may be fueling a possible black hole in the core of NGC 4261. Astronomers estimate this disk to be about 300 light-years across.
Astral “J”
by CritterKeeper on Jul.01, 2010, under Numbers/Letters
Credit: NASA, ESA and K. Cook (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)
What looks like a astral “J” is a combined view from NASA’s Hubble, Chandra and NRAO’s Very Large Array showing a galaxy cluster called M3735.6+7421 bound together by gravity.
Rainbow Mist
by CritterKeeper on May.04, 2010, under General
Credit: NASA & ESA
Using different wavelengths of light, scientists more easily explore the nearby starburst galaxy M82. Scientists combined light from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope for this view and have found evidence for two black holes at the center of this active galaxy.
Grand Galaxy
by CritterKeeper on Jan.14, 2010, under Eyes in the Sky
Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Here on Earth, we have a perfect seat to look on at the sweeping, grand design of spiral galaxy M81.
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