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Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have produced the most exquisite, deep view of Centaurus A, one of the most spectacular and heavily investigated objects in the night sky. In order to snap this image, scientists used the Wide Field Imager (WFI) instrument, which is installed on the MPG/ESO 2.2-... |
16 May 2012
08:31 GMT |
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Using data from two separate space observatories, a group of astronomers was recently able to confirm that the enormous galaxy Centaurus A is in fact made up of two older galaxies, which collided a long time ago.
In the new investigation, scientists looked at the central regions of Centaurus A in both the infrared ... |
5 April 2012
03:32 GMT |
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The galaxy Centaurus A was recently the object of a new scientific study conducted by astronomers using the NASA Hubble Space Telescope. The team was able to produce a panchromatic view of the galaxy's central areas, where blue stars are lighting up the formation from within.
They are producing a vibrant glow ... |
7 March 2012
09:16 GMT |
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In this iconic Hubble image, taken by the NASA telescope in July 2010, the massive elliptical galaxy called Centaurus A is revealed in all it splendor. Its unusual appearance is caused by the dark lanes of cosmic dust that can be seen throughout the image.
What is especially interesting about this view, as opposed ... |
4 January 2012
03:09 GMT |
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Using several ground- and space-based telescopes, astronauts were recently able to capture the most impressive view ever of the supermassive black hole that powers up the galaxy Centaurus A.
Also known as NGC 5128, the prominent space structure is located in the constellation of Centaurus. Estimates on the distanc... |
21 May 2011
04:40 GMT |
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Astronomers were recently able to use the NASA Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope to take a look at the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, and what they saw puzzled them. The cosmic structure releases ten times more radiation in gamma-ray wavelengths than it does in radio wavelengths.
This is peculiar because the galaxy is i... |
4 May 2011
07:06 GMT |
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According to astronomers, Centaurus A, one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way, is the brightest source of radio waves as seen from Earth. They say that, if humans could see these wavelengths, then the galaxy would occupy an area of the sky equal to 20 times the apparent size of the full Moon.One of the things t... |
14 February 2011
10:41 GMT |
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The radio galaxy closest to Earth, Centaurus A, may feature at least two supermassive black holes at its core, a team of researchers has determined. Active galaxies such as this one have been found to contain two or more such structures at their cores more often than not. In a study of seven such galaxies, four have ... |
6 January 2011
10:37 GMT |
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In orbit only since June 2008, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has already produced some remarkable science. One of the most remarkable findings it made so far was the fact that the closest active galaxy to the Milky Way, called Centaurus A, is capable of emitting both gamma-rays and radio radiation. In previous ... |
2 April 2010
04:56 GMT |
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Centaurus A is a very active galaxy, whose core is currently producing a large number of stars. It is believed that, 200 to 700 million years ago, it collided with another similar structure, which it consumed. The remains of that galaxy are still being ground down in the core of the former, triggering a large number ... |
21 November 2009
02:32 GMT |
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The southern constellation of Centaurus, located approximately 14 million light-years away, is home to two very important things – the massive galaxy Centaurus A and a monster black hole, which has about 50 million times the mass of our Sun. The galaxy, for some reason, cannot be viewed very clearly in optical ... |
7 July 2009
10:27 GMT |
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These days, almost all ground- and orbit-based telescopes are aimed at only one point in the sky, namely the Centaurus A galaxy, situated in the southern constellation of Centaurus, some 13 million light-years away from Earth. Currently, the supermassive black hole that lies at the center of that galaxy is undergoing... |
30 January 2009
03:41 GMT |
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Though the respective area of sky - where the new X-ray source was discovered - had been surveyed back in 2003, data showed that it hadn't been there at the respective moment. In March of last year, the Chandra X-ray Space Telescope, scanning the general direction of the galaxy Centaurus A located about 14 billi... |
11 January 2008
10:11 GMT |
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