Hubble telescope images spiral galaxy NGC 6000

09 ottobre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy 102 million light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. The picture highlights stars of varying ages, from blue young clusters to a golden older core, while revealing faint remnants of past supernovae. An asteroid photobombed the shot, adding streaks to the cosmic scene.

Galaxies eject matter more violently than expected

07 ottobre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

A new analysis reveals that supermassive black holes in galaxies fling out baryonic matter far more aggressively than previously thought, explaining the long-missing cosmic gas. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley combined observations of the cosmic microwave background to map how this ordinary matter diverges from dark matter. The findings highlight the powerful role of black holes in shaping the universe's mass distribution.

Astronomers find most distant odd radio circle

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and powerful odd radio circle, a massive double-ringed radio structure nearly 10 billion years old. Using citizen science and the LOFAR telescope, researchers propose these cosmic rings form from galactic superwinds rather than black hole mergers. The finding challenges existing theories and highlights the role of human pattern recognition in astronomy.