A nearby active galaxy called VV 340a offers a dramatic look at how a supermassive black hole can reshape its entire host.

A small group of young researchers at the Cosmic Dawn Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have, through ...

Astronomers have long puzzled over how some massive galaxies stop forming stars and remain dormant for billions of years—even ...

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Morphological structure of the galactic outflow in VV 340a. This artistic rendering illustrates a multi-phase galactic ...

Active galactic nuclei, energetic and luminous regions powered by an accreting supermassive black hole at the center of some galaxies, can launch a jet that drives a gas outflow, shaping star ...