Hubble spots a cosmic bullseye

Hubble Finds Record Nine Rings in Distant Galaxy
In a study that was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers used Hubble to find eight observable rings—more than any other observatory has ever seen in any galaxy—and used data from Hawaii's W.
Hubble spots a cosmic bullseye: a galaxy with nine rings
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a stunning and unusual galaxy with nine rings around it.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
NASA space scientists spot cosmic bullseye
Hubble and Keck’s follow-up observations also helped the researchers prove which galaxy plunged through the center of Bullseye — a blue dwarf galaxy to its center-left. NASA e
Check Out NASA's New Image of the Brilliant Bullseye Galaxy, the Aftermath of a Rare Cosmic Collision
Around 50 million years ago, a blue dwarf galaxy shot through the center of an enormous galaxy more than twice the size of the Milky Way, called LEDA 1313424. Now, astronomers have revealed the spectacular result of this record-breaking collision: nine starry rings,
Bullseye galaxy reveals stunning rings after galactic impact
A small blue dwarf galaxy passed through the massive Bullseye galaxy. This impact created nine rings of new stars.
NASA’s Hubble Spots a Stunning Galaxy With Nine Mysterious Expanding Rings
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a breathtaking and unprecedented sight in deep space—a galaxy rippling with nine expanding rings, forming what looks like a giant cosmic bullseye. This rare galactic formation,
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100 years ago: Edwin Hubble proved the Milky Way is not the only galaxy in the universe
In the 1920s, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the entire universe. Hubble's discovery revealed a much bigger ...
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Astronomers Capture First Clear Image of a Star Beyond the Milky Way – A Cosmic Breakthrough
Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...
Hubble Telescope Snaps Galaxy With Way More Rings Than Any Other
The Bullseye galaxy earned its nickname thanks to its wild number of rings. A smaller galaxy shot through its heart 50 ...
One Large Milky Way Galaxy Or Many Galaxies? 100 Years Ago, A Young Edwin Hubble Settled Astronomy's 'Great Debate'
His measurements marked the end of the Great Debate about the Milky Way's size and the nature of the nebulae. Hubble ...
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A giant radio galaxy could be home to almost 30 Milky Way galaxies
Giant radio galaxies (GRGs) are massive, with plasma jets powered by supermassive black holes at their centers, stretching ...
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Giant Radio Galaxy Could Hold 30 Milky Ways, Astronomers Say
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...
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Two enormous "bubbles" discovered towering above and below our Milky Way galaxy
In the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, two gigantic "bubbles" extend roughly 50,000 light-years above and below the galactic ...
Unexpected Findings: Scientists Reveal the Milky Way Is a Cosmic Outlier
Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...
Peculiar icy objects in outer reaches of the Milky Way perplex astronomers
A trio of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and Niigata University have found what they describe as "peculiar embedded ...
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South African telescope discovers giant galaxy 32 times size of Milky Way
South Africa's MeerKAT telescope has discovered a massive new radio galaxy spanning more than 32 times the size of the Milky Way, a researcher revealed Saturday. "MeerKAT's newest giant radio ...