Distant galaxies

This Hubble image captures the stunning remains of an exploded star in the distant galaxy LEDA 132905, located more than 400 million light-years away. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, RJ Foley (UC Santa Cruz)

Hubble captures the dramatic end of a distant supernova

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The Hubble Space Telescope has documented the remnants of the supernova SN 2022abvt in the distant galaxy LEDA 132905, more than 400 million light-years from Earth.
A spiral galaxy with a bright core, new star arms, and surrounding cosmic structures.

Hubble photographed the explosion of a star 650 million light years away

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The Hubble Telescope records a Type Ia supernova explosion in the galaxy LEDA 22057, 650 million light-years away, with new insights into the evolution of white dwarfs
Supernova explosions reveal patterns in star formation across the universe. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Supernova explosions reveal patterns in star formation across the universe

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Scientists are cracking the secrets of star formation by following the explosive trails of dead stars. This method could prove that all stars, everywhere in the universe, are created in the same way
The antenna galaxies are in the process of collisions. Credit: NASA

How cosmic collisions created the largest galaxies in the universe

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The study suggests that these galaxies were formed from large flows of cold gas and collisions between galaxies in the early universe, which led to the formation of stars at an extremely fast rate
Galaxies. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Accurate mapping of millions of galaxies will reveal the secrets of dark matter and the expansion of the universe

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The Physics of the Universe Survey (PAUS) accelerator has revealed a groundbreaking catalog detailing distances to millions of galaxies with unprecedented precision.
This all-sky view is a layering of the Gaia star map from its second data release in 2018 and the Planck dust map from 2014. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA; ESA/Gaia/DPAC; ESA/Planck Collaboration

Euclid's 'Dark Universe' telescope reveals stunning 208-gigapixel window into the cosmos

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Using gravitational insolation, the Euclid mission looks into the dark world, maps the distribution of dark matter and studies the expansion of the universe by observing billions of galaxies
MWA detectors in Western Australia will assist in the search for signs of extraterrestrial technology. Photo: STI Institute

A first-of-its-kind study will scan 2,800 galaxies for extraterrestrial technology

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The SETI Institute, the SETI Research Center in Berkeley, and the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research in Western Australia. The research is the first attempt to search for extraterrestrial technology in galaxies outside our galaxy, focusing on low frequencies