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James Webb Space Telescope reaches the heart of a smoking galaxy (images)

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has zoomed in on the heart of the Cigar Galaxy, a region of space ablaze with an explosive bout of star birth. This starburst galaxy, also known as Messier 82 (M82), has a compact but turbulent environment at its core that could give scientists a clearer picture of how … Read more

Astronomers witness eighteen ravenous black holes tearing and devouring stars

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It’s a cosmic jungle for stars that venture too close to black holes. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found 18 new examples of black holes tearing stars apart and feasting on their remains. This result more than doubles the number of horrific, star-crushing Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) observed in the local … Read more