ESA’s spaceborne X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, has carried out an exclusive observation of the galaxy Messier 82, for the ‘100 Hours of Astronomy’ cornerstone project for the International ...

Astronomers and telescopes around the world have observed a supernova in Messier 82, known as the Cigar Galaxy. The death of the white dwarf is the closest supernova to Earth since 1987 ...

The two images here [link below] show the Cigar Galaxy before and during the event. Above, an image taken on 10 December 2013, and below the image taken by the students on 21 January 2014.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has once again unveiled groundbreaking insights into the universe, this time ...

10 must-see pics from NASA Hubble’s Messier Catalog. By Sakshi Sah Published Nov 05, 2024. ... Messier 82, known as the Cigar ... Messier 16 has given Hubble some of its most iconic images, ...

The blast was discovered in the Messier 82 galaxy which is 12 million light years away, in the constellation Ursa Major. The announcement came from Russian amateur astronomers in Blagoveschensk.

The Messier 82 Galaxy (commonly known as M82) is a starburst galaxy located approximately 12 million light-years from Earth, with starburst meaning it is experiencing an unusually high rate of star ...

Messier 82 is a famous starburst galaxy, full of bright and active star formation, and scientists are using Webb to study how stars are being born in the busy conditions at the center of the galaxy.

Students and staff at UCL's teaching observatory, the University of London Observatory, have spotted one of the closest supernova to Earth in recent decades. At 19:20 GMT on 21 January, a team of ...

The extremely rare phenomenon occurred 12 million light years away in the Messier 82 galaxy and is the 'closest to Earth since the 1800s' Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by ...