In the vastness of the Universe, certain galactic encounters create astonishing shapes. An international team has observed a ...

Argentinian astronomers have employed the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) to perform high-resolution radio ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Abell 3558 galaxy cluster, revealing a peculiar mini-halo structure.

Because of the dimming effects of dust, active galactic nuclei are even more powerful than had been realized. The results imply that in the ultraviolet, where most of the energy is radiated, a typical ...

An international team of astronomers has performed multi-band radio observations of diffuse radio emission in a galaxy ...

The colors of NGC 5548 are typical of other active galactic nuclei, he said, which has wide-ranging implications. Because of the dimming effects of dust, active galactic nuclei are even more ...

image: An artist’s impression of what the dust around an active galactic nucleus might look like seen from a light year away. view more Credit: Peter Z. Harrington ...

What happens when two rare ring galaxies collide? They form an infinity symbol—or the face of a cosmic owl, depending on how ...

Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have witnessed high-speed "burps" erupting from a distant overfeeding supermassive black hole.

Both telescopes were targeted at BL Lacertae, an Active Galactic Nucleus at a distance of approximately 900 million light years. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

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But occasionally, a surge of interstellar detritus rains down upon them — often following a collision with another galaxy — creating what’s called an active galactic nucleus, or AGN.