Galaxies – Page 6 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

IMAGE RELEASE: Magnetic Field of a Spiral Galaxy

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

A new image from the VLA dramatically reveals the extended magnetic field of a spiral galaxy seen edge-on from Earth.

New Distance Measurements Bolster Challenge to Basic Model of Universe

Posted on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

A cosmic measurement technique independent of all others adds strong evidence pointing to a problem with the current theoretical model describing the composition and evolution of the Universe.

ALMA Discovers Massive Rotating Disk in Early Universe

Posted on May 20, 2020June 11, 2020

Galaxy DLA0817g, nicknamed the Wolfe Disk after the late astronomer Arthur M. Wolfe, is the most distant rotating disk galaxy ever observed.

Astronomers Find Wandering Massive Black Holes in Dwarf Galaxies

Posted on January 5, 2020January 5, 2020

Studies with the VLA indicate that roughly half of the massive black holes in dwarf galaxies are not in the centers of those galaxies. This gives astronomers new insights into the conditions in which similar black holes formed and grew in the early history of the Universe.

The Turbulent Life of Two Supermassive Black Holes Caught in a Galaxy Crash

Posted on January 5, 2020February 20, 2020

An international team of astronomers used ALMA to create the most detailed image yet of the gas surrounding two supermassive black holes in a merging galaxy.

Image Release: Distant Milky Way-like Galaxies Reveal Star Formation History of the Universe

Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019

Thousands of galaxies are visible in this radio image made with the MeerKAT telescope. The numerous faint dots are distant galaxies like our own Milky Way, that have never been observed in radio light before.

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