Citizen scientists have uncovered three colossal radio rings, including the brightest and most distant Odd Radio Circle ever seen, revealing new clues about how galactic jets, winds, and cosmic environments shape the universe on breathtaking scales....

known as “cosmic noon.” NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) was able to detect the host galaxy of the fast radio burst called FRB 20240304B, whose location is shown by the white cross. They found it is a small dwarf galaxy...

team of astronomers has identified a supermassive black hole roaming roughly 30,000 light‑years from the heart of its host galaxy—​the first dormant black hole discovered at such a distance. The object was revealed only after it ripped apart an...

hole could account for the galaxy’s peculiar signature. Because the Saguaro lies at a comparatively modest redshift, its host galaxy can be resolved in high‑resolution images—a feat impossible for most distant red dots, whose surrounding stars and gas...

outflows have the capacity to heat surrounding gas and significantly influence the evolution of star formation within the host galaxy. Detecting the Hidden Giants of the Early Universe Locating such distant entities is notoriously difficult, as their...

Holes Sculpt The Cosmos The ultrafast wind in GC 3783 offers a rare glimpse of supermassive black hole in the act of its host galaxy. A briefening soft X rays, likely powered by magnetic reconnection, not just light up the region near the event horizon....

“green” systems, the intense gravitational influence of supermassive black holes can shape the development of their host galaxy. Chandra measurements show the energy distribution of Source 1 (blue) and Source 2 (orange), alongside their respective...

The ’Red Potato’ galaxy shows how a supermassive black hole can quench star formation in the early universe. Astronomers have captured an unusually clear view of how a supermassive black hole can throttle the birth of stars in a galaxy that existed...

Scientists have built a virtual sky with 3.4 billion galaxies, allowing the Euclid mission to test its tools for probing dark matter and dark energy before real data arrives. Euclid’s Flagship mock is a single, gigantic simulated sky that turns...

about the matter it has traveled through over billions of years.” Pinpointing the Source with James Webb Identifying the host galaxy of a signal that originated across such vast distances is a feat of precision engineering. The faint radio signal...

Central Disk Formation The observed nuclear disk appears to be linked to a pronounced stellar bar extending across the host galaxy. In modern spiral galaxies, such bars act as conduits, channeling gas and stars inward and fostering the development of...

all-angle excess, arguing against a spherical Hα halo. Meanwhile, panel (c) shows the strongest Hα signal near the host galaxy and radio-lobe region, indicating preferred sites of jet–CGM interaction. (CREDIT: Sanchayeeta Borthakur et al, The...

JWST uncovers hidden structures in nearby galaxy Centaurus A, giving a fresh look at the cosmic collision that drives its evolution. Infrared observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pierced the veil of dust that cloaks the nearby...

the central engine compared with typical observations that must separate black‑hole emission from that of a surrounding host galaxy. a, The 3 × 3″ NIRCam and MIRI images of MoM‑BH*-1 spanning 0.9–18 μm. The source is point‑like and detected (>3σ) only...

a black hole. However, this specific burst baffled researchers because, once the initial brilliant afterglow faded, no host galaxy could be identified at the coordinates of the explosion. Without a visible host to provide a distance, astronomers were...

NASA’s new image of Centaurus A shows a nearby galaxy sculpted by intense star formation and powerful cosmic forces. NASA has unveiled a high‑resolution composite of Centaurus A, one of the nearest active galaxies, revealing a tangled tapestry of...

Astronomers have discovered a forgotten population of nearly invisible galaxies hiding in the deep darkness of space using powerful telescope observations. Astronomers have uncovered 47 previously unknown dwarf galaxy candidates orbiting three major...

in LRDs at F444W. (CREDIT: Xuheng Ding et al, Nature Astronomy) Unmasking the Faint Galaxy Host Distinguishing the host galaxy from the brilliant central point source has been a primary challenge for astronomers. At the infrared wavelengths captured by...

matter subhalos from these models, creating a controlled environment that isolated the gravitational influence of the host galaxy itself. The results were striking: after five billion years of simulated time, nearly every stellar stream exhibited some...

NASA’s Chandra Observatory reveals 16 stunning new galaxy images, showcasing the powerful cosmic forces currently shaping our universe. NASA has unveiled a stunning new collection of 16 galactic portraits, offering a multi-wavelength perspective on the...