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Gemini and DECam showcase a young Type Ia supernova
Astronomers are tracking a newly discovered Type Ia supernova in NGC 1433 as it brightens toward peak, with public observation campaigns underway.
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Astronomers stunned after James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest pair of black hole-powered quasars
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact pair of black hole-powered quasars ever found, just 900 million years after the Big Bang.
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Earliest known compact quasar pair poses a black hole growth puzzle
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered the earliest and tightest pair of compact quasars in the early universe.
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Astronomers looked back in time and found a monster 5,000 times bigger than our Galaxy. And it's packed full of dark matter
Astronomers discover a colossal, dark matter-packed proto-supercluster existing when the universe was only 2.1 billion years old.
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Galaxies tangled in science and spirit photo of the day for Sept. 7, 2026
High school students named a glittering pair of merging spiral galaxies captured by the Gemini North Telescope.
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The world’s largest digital camera captured more than 500,000 galaxies and 50,000 stars in one deep view
The Rubin Observatory has utilized the world's largest digital camera to capture an unprecedented deep view of over 500,000 galaxies and 50,000 stars.