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Light-bending gravity reveals one of the biggest black holes ever found
A team of astronomers has discovered one of the biggest black holes ever found, taking advantage of a phenomenon called gravitational lensing.
‘Engine’ of luminous merging galaxies pinpointed for the first time
Roughly 500 million light-years away, near the constellation Delphinus, two galaxies are colliding.
The messy death of a star
Around 2500 years ago, a star ejected most of its gas, forming the beautiful Southern Ring Nebula, NGC 3132, chosen as one of the first five image packages from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).