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Astronomers spot 1 of the most powerful 'sonic booms' in the universe as massive galaxy crashes into its neighborsA shockwave caused by the galaxy NGC 7318b slamming into four other galaxies is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter." Astronomers hope the event will reveal vital secrets about the often-violent evolution of our universe.
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NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope sees 'knots' blasting from nearby black hole jetsA fresh analysis of decades-old X-ray black hole jet data has revealed bright, lumpy features with mysterious speed changes.
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Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a 'cannonball galaxy' blasting through spaceThe Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy under the "ram pressure" inside a massive cluster of galaxies.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows whyThe Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter's Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could this be related to its overall shrinking?
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There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought, Hubble research revealsNew research can help us understand how supermassive black holes formed — and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected.
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Black hole 'blowtorch' is causing nearby stars to explode, Hubble telescope revealsStar explosions called novas are happening twice as often near a gargantuan black hole jet as they are in the rest of the galaxy, and astronomers aren't sure why.
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The Andromeda Galaxy glows rosy red in gorgeous new Hubble Telescope imageThe Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbor, glows brightly in a new Hubble Space Telescope image with swathes of ionized gas that fuel star formation.
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Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope imageThe Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Space photo of the week: A cosmic 'fossil' holding some of the oldest stars in the universeThe Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on a dense ball of millions of stars within a galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. Its ancient origins raise big questions about how galaxies form and grow.
