NASA’s Webb Delivers Unprecedented Look Into Heart of Circinus Galaxy

The Circinus Galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues to influence its evolution. The largest source of infrared light from the region closest to the black hole itself was thought to be outflows, or streams of superheated matter that fire outward.  Image: Circinus Galaxy (Hubble and […]
Posted on January 13, 2026
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