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Cosmic ‘God’s Hand’ appears to reach across the universe in new telescope image

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. What appears ...

See this galaxy’s bright center? It’s home to a voracious supermassive black hole

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Step aside, Shark Week. NASA’s Black Hole Week is our favorite celebration of really cool (and sometimes terrifying) things. This year, it’s ...

Cosmic fountain is polluting intergalactic space with 50 million suns’ worth of material

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Tremendous explosions in a galaxy close to the Milky Way are pouring material equivalent to around 50 million suns into its surroundings. ...

James Webb Telescope Shares Stunning Pics Of 19 Spiral Galaxies

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Spiral galaxy NGC 1512 is 30 million light-years away. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regularly captures stunning images of our ...

‘Trainwreck’ galaxy reflects the aftermath of a violent galactic collision (image)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A team of astronomers became a crew of cosmic crash scene investigators while studying wreckage left behind by two galaxies that smashed ...

Hubble Space Telescope’s view of a galactic collision gets turned into beautiful song

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA has composed a beautiful melody to represent the cosmic collision of two galaxies. The lenticular galaxy NGC 274 and barred spiral ...

Ripples in the oldest known spiral galaxy may shed light on the origins of our Milky Way

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Observations have revealed the first-ever seismic waves seen in an ancient galaxy, possibly offering new insight into the origins of our very ...

NASA Shares Pic Of “Hidden Galaxy” Located 11 Million Light-Years Away From Earth

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The stunning image was captured by the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission. NASA has shared yet another marvel of space- the spiral ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals most distant Milky Way galaxy doppelganger

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astronomers have discovered the most distant example of a galaxy in the universe that looks like our home galaxy, the Milky Way. ...

Euclid telescope’s first images offer full-color look at the cosmos

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The spectacular first images from a dark matter-hunting telescope were unveiled Tuesday, showcasing bustling galaxies, clusters of ancient stars and wispy, dreamlike ...