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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…

Jan 13, 2026
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Circinus Galaxy Center (Artist’s Concept)
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This artist’s concept depicts the central engine of the Circinus galaxy, visualizing the supermassive black hole fed by a thick,…

Jan 13, 2026
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Circinus Galaxy (Hubble and Webb)
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This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows the Circinus galaxy. A close-up of its core from NASA’s James Webb…

Jan 13, 2026
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Circinus Galaxy (Hubble and Webb Compass Image)   
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This image shows two views of the Circinus galaxy, one captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and the other by…

Jan 13, 2026
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Circinus Galaxy Zoom
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This zoom-in video shows the location of the Circinus galaxy on the sky. It begins with a ground-based photo of…

Jan 13, 2026
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Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Stained Glass Coloring Book
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Our Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope measures some of the highest-energy bursts of light in the universe to help scientists answer…

Aug 28, 2025
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NICER Status Updates
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August 5, 2025 Science Observations Remain Paused for NASA’s NICER Telescope Science operations by NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition…

Aug 5, 2025
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The Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Some Dark Origins
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Did you know some of the brightest sources of light in the sky come from the regions around black holes…

Apr 30, 2025
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Little Red Dots (NIRCam Image)
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A team of astronomers sifted through James Webb Space Telescope data from multiple surveys to compile one of the largest…

Jan 14, 2025
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