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A composite RGB image of the Ring Nebula (also known as Messier 57 and NGC 6720) constructed from four WEAVE/LIFU emission-line images.
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Mysterious iron 'bar' discovered in famous nebula
This LOFAR DR2 image of J1007+3540 superimposed over an optical image by Pan-STARRS shows a compact, bright inner jet, indicating the reawakening of what had been a ‘sleeping’ supermassive black hole at the heart of the gigantic radio galaxy.
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'Reborn' black hole spotted 'erupting like cosmic volcano'
An artist’s impression of a bright quasar almost outshining its host galaxy.
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Astronomers challenge 50-year-old quasar law
Reflected light image of a thin section of carbonaceous chondrite CV3 from NASA's Antarctic collection, analysed in the study. Several chondrules with bright olivine crystals embedded in a carbonaceous matrix can be seen.
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Mining asteroids for water and metals explored
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