Stargazing

Galaxy NGC 1086, located 47 million light-years away, is one of the closest galaxies to have an active galactic nucleus. The image was taken by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.

New instrument at VLT shows sharpest ever image of supermassive black hole in action

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Galaxy NGC 1086, located 47 million light-years away, is one of the closest galaxies to have an active galactic nucleus. The image was taken by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope.
Over 100 meteors were recorded in this composite image taken during the peak of the Geminid meteor shower in 2014. Credit: NASA/MSFC/Danielle Moser, NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.

The Geminids: The fastest and brightest meteors of the year reach their peak tonight, worth watching despite the moon

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