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The ring galaxy AM 0644-071, created when a small compact galaxy plowed through the middle of a spiral galaxy at least tens of millions of years ago. Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)

WHAM! BULLSEYE! Galactic collision creates a ring of black holes and neutron stars

By Phil Plait 6 years ago
The inner disk of the spiral galaxy M 106 shows a pair of “anomalous arms”, actually gas heated by emission from the central black hole. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgmen

Thanks to a huge black hole, this galaxy grew an extra pair of arms

By Phil Plait 6 years ago
Artwork depicting a black hole drawing material off its massive blue stellar companion. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss

The dead star, the doomed star, and their little friend

By Phil Plait 6 years ago
Arp 299 X-rays

Celestial fireworks pop off in a cosmic train wreck

By Phil Plait 7 years ago

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