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NASA’s Webb Delivers Unprecedented Look Into Heart of Circinus Galaxy
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The Circinus Galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues to influence its evolution. The largest source of infrared light from the region closest to the black hole itself was thought to…
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NASA’s Chandra Finds Small Galaxies May Buck the Black Hole Trend
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Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This contrasts with the common idea that nearly every galaxy has one of these giant black holes within…
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Black Hole Eats Star: NASA Missions Discover Record-Setting Blast
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Editor’s note, Dec. 11, 2025: This story was updated to include an additional partner’s research and related release. Astronomers have been poring over a flood of data from NASA satellites and other facilities as they try to work out what…
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