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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…
This artist’s concept depicts the central engine of the Circinus galaxy, visualizing the supermassive black hole fed by a thick,…

This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows the Circinus galaxy. A close-up of its core from NASA’s James Webb…

This image shows two views of the Circinus galaxy, one captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and the other by…

This zoom-in video shows the location of the Circinus galaxy on the sky. It begins with a ground-based photo of…

Our Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope measures some of the highest-energy bursts of light in the universe to help scientists answer…

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

Did you know some of the brightest sources of light in the sky come from the regions around black holes…

A team of astronomers sifted through James Webb Space Telescope data from multiple surveys to compile one of the largest…




