Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists

Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away. Remarkably, the spiral galaxy has only one visible arm.

Hubble Telescope sees wandering black hole slurping up stellar spaghetti

Astronomers have caught a black hole far from the center of its galaxy ripping a star to shreds — offering for the first time evidence of a rogue supermassive black hole in action.

A stunning Hubble image shows barred spiral galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) in the constellation Giraffe, 170 million light-years away, accompanied by a historic image of the same galaxy. Arp 184, also known as NGC 1961, is a remarkable barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Giraffe (Camelopardalis), about 170 million light-years away from Earth. Characterized by […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .

Hubble Space Telescope Uncovers Rogue Black Hole Devouring Star 600 Million Light-Years Away

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the first direct evidence of a wandering supermassive black hole in action, tearing a star to shreds in a tidal disruption event (TDE) 600 million light-years away. This black hole, known as AT2024tvd, was found far from its galaxy’s center, challenging the conventional understanding that these giants reside solely in galactic cores. The findings, which have been extensively detailed…

What's special about it is that it's not in the center of its galaxy where black holes are usually located.