For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical galaxy -- an unprecedented home for a phenomenon previously associated with ...
These FRBs, named FRB 20240209A, are located outside of the massive ancient elliptical galaxy it is associated with that only contains old and dead stars, Shah said. Using the James Webb Space ...
She noted, however, that the other FRB originating in a globular cluster was associated with a live galaxy, not an old elliptical in which star formation ceased billions of years ago. "It's clear ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a collision between a spiral galaxy and an elliptical galaxy.
The James Webb Space Telescope has photographed the collision between a spiral and an elliptical galaxy, providing more ...
Included in the image are (from top to bottom) Jupiter, Saturn ... It is also called the “Cigar Galaxy” because of the elliptical shape produced by the oblique tilt of its starry disk relative ...