When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a stunning ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Observations showing a roughly donut-shaped cloud of cosmic dust and gas shrouding a huge black hole at the heart of a galaxy similar in size to our Milky Way are providing ...

(Nanowerk News) Messier 77 is a galaxy in the constellation of Cetus, some 45 million light-years away from us. Also known as NGC 1068, it is one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies. It is a ...

A supermassive black hole masked by a cloud of cosmic dust was found at the center of an active galaxy in new images from the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The galaxy, known as Messier 77 or ...

Supermassive black holes at the center of many galaxies might look more like pancakes than doughnuts, pancakes smoking as the black holes at their center burn their inner edges. That’s how Université ...

A "very large" telescope was used to snap the below image of a galaxy researchers call Messier 77 or NGC 1068. The European Space Observatory's Very Large Telescope located in Chile was used to snap ...

This lovely galaxy is one of the best examples of an active galaxy, with the bright galactic core and the large halo of interstellar materials. The galaxy, known as Messier 77 (or NGC 1068), is a ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77, one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies in the sky. The patches of red across this image ...

Astronomers have traced high energy neutrino particles to the active galaxy Messier 77, adding to the known point sources of these difficult-to-detect particles. But where gamma rays emitting by ...

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ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a magnificent face-on view of the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77. The image does justice to the galaxy's beauty, showcasing its glittering arms ...