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Artist's conception of how the "nearly naked" supermassive black hole originated

Close Galactic Encounter Leaves “Nearly Naked” Supermassive Black Hole

Posted on November 2, 2016March 23, 2017

Astronomers using the super-sharp radio vision of the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) have found the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy, leaving only the smaller galaxy’s nearly-naked supermassive black hole to emerge and speed away at more than 2,000 miles per second.

Artist's concept image of the hot molecular core discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Stellar ‘Cocoon’ Seen for First Time Outside Our Galaxy

Posted on September 30, 2016March 28, 2017

ALMA discovers a ‘hot molecular core’ in the Large Magellanic Cloud

ALMA image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

ALMA Explores the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

Posted on September 22, 2016March 22, 2017

ALMA uncovers hidden details in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

Snapshot from a cosmological simulation of a Lyman-alpha Blob

Galactic Fireworks Illuminate Monster Hydrogen Blob

Posted on September 21, 2016March 22, 2017

A rare, glowing blob of gas powered by pair of star-bursting galaxies.

Illustration of the accretion disk around a black hole.

Black Hole Hidden Within Its Own Exhaust

Posted on September 15, 2016February 26, 2020

Black hole is cloaked behind wall of its own exhaust

Record-breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered

Posted on August 30, 2016March 28, 2017

ALMA and VLA join host of other telescopes to study galaxy cluster.

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