Extragalactic astronomy

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831Spiral galaxies / NGC objects / Ursa Major constellation / Messier objects / Local Group / Pinwheel Galaxy / M101 / Milky Way / Ursa Major / Astronomy / Extragalactic astronomy / Space

M101 WHO: The 101st object in astronomer Charles Messier’s catalog is commonly known as M101 or the Pinwheel Galaxy.

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Source URL: chandra.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2009-07-27 10:37:40
832Spiral galaxies / Galactic astronomy / Galaxies / Andromeda Galaxy / Andromeda constellation / Milky Way / Galaxy / Globular cluster / Supermassive black hole / Astronomy / Extragalactic astronomy / Local Group

In the center of the galaxy is the bar-shaped galactic bulge which harbors a supermassive black hole with a mass equal to that of about 4 million suns. Surrounding the central bulge is a relatively

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Source URL: xrtpub.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2013-05-02 10:11:15
833Spiral galaxies / NGC objects / Unbarred spiral galaxies / M81 Group / Ursa Major constellation / Messier 81 / Spitzer Space Telescope / Milky Way / Galaxy / Astronomy / Space / Extragalactic astronomy

The Spiral Galaxy Messier 81 The Spiral Galaxy Messier 81 The magnificent, dusty, star-studded arms of a nearby spiral galaxy, Messier 81, are illuminated in this image from

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Source URL: coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu

Language: English - Date: 2004-06-07 14:20:57
834Physical cosmology / Hubble Deep Field / Galaxy / Irregular galaxy / Extragalactic astronomy

Galaxy Hunter Travelogue 1. What method, if any, did you use to select your sample of galaxies? 2. Record your data from the HDF- N or S (circle one) in the table at left, below. Type

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Source URL: amazing-space.stsci.edu

Language: English - Date: 2007-02-20 15:49:43
835Centaurus constellation / Peculiar galaxies / Lenticular galaxies / Galaxies / Centaurus A/M83 Group / Centaurus A / Supermassive black hole / Centaurus / Black hole / Astronomy / Extragalactic astronomy / Space

CENTAURUS A WHO: Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is a galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its core. another galaxy perhaps 100 million years ago. The jet probably occurred much more recently.

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Source URL: chandra.harvard.edu

Language: English - Date: 2009-07-27 10:37:39
836Physical cosmology / Galaxy formation and evolution / Galaxy / Elliptical galaxy / Radio galaxy / Redshift / MRC 1138-262 / Active galactic nucleus / Big Bang / Astronomy / Physics / Extragalactic astronomy

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Protoclusters of Galaxies George Miley and Roderik Overzier Taken from:

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Source URL: hubblesite.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-02-05 13:37:46
837Barred spiral galaxies / Spiral galaxies / Edwin Hubble / Galaxy formation and evolution / Stellar evolution / Galaxy / Quasar / Antennae Galaxies / Milky Way / Astronomy / Space / Extragalactic astronomy

Galaxies over the Latter Half of Cosmic Time

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Source URL: hubblesite.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-02-05 13:37:40
838Edwin Hubble / Physical cosmology / Extragalactic astronomy / Space telescopes / Galaxy morphological classification / Starburst galaxy / Galaxy / Space Telescope Science Institute / Advanced Camera for Surveys / Astronomy / Space / Hubble Space Telescope

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Coming Attractions Taken from: Hubble 2007: Science Year in Review

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Source URL: hubblesite.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-02-05 13:37:41
839Galaxies / Spiral galaxy / Spirals / Elliptical galaxy / Galaxy formation and evolution / Dwarf galaxy / Lenticular galaxies / Star cluster / Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies / Astronomy / Extragalactic astronomy / Space

National Aeronautics and Space Administration New Star Birth in an Ancient Elliptical Galaxy Taken from:

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Source URL: hubblesite.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-02-05 13:38:50
840European Space Agency / Local Group / Spiral galaxies / Extragalactic astronomy / Hubble Space Telescope / Galaxy formation and evolution / Galaxy / Milky Way / Star / Astronomy / Space / Edwin Hubble

Coming Attractions. Taken from: Hubble 2006 Science Year in Review

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Source URL: hubblesite.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-02-05 13:37:39
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