#Strange gamma-ray heartbeat puzzles scientists

“#Strange gamma-ray heartbeat puzzles scientists” The microquasar SS 433 (background) sways with a period of 162 days. The inconspicuous gas cloud Fermi J1913 0515 (foreground), about 100 light years away, pulsates with the same rhythm in gamma rays, suggesting a direct connection. But how exactly the microquasar drives this ‘heartbeat’ of the gas cloud is…

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#Image: Hubble captures eccentrically shaped NGC 1614 galaxy

“#Image: Hubble captures eccentrically shaped NGC 1614 galaxy” Credit: ESA (European Space Agency) NGC 1614, captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is an eccentrically shaped galaxy ablaze with activity. The galaxy resides about 200 million light-years from Earth and is nestled in the southern constellation of Eridanus (the River).  NGC 1614 is the result of…

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#ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike

“#ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike” Astronomers using ALMA, in which the ESO is a partner, have revealed an extremely distant galaxy that looks surprisingly like our Milky Way. The galaxy, SPT0418-47, is gravitationally lensed by a nearby galaxy, appearing in the sky as a near-perfect ring of light. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rizzo et…

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