Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? We don’t know, but scientists have long thought it could be the galaxy: Large stars within an existing galaxy consume their fuel and collapse to form black holes, which can gobble up surrounding material and merge over time to form more massive entities. But it’s hard […]
Category:
Astrophysics, Black Holes, Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Gravitational Lensing, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Science & Research, The Universe
Posted on
May 27, 2026
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
5
1
279
133
1
10
7
1
62
12
233
13
17
1
33
10
1
170
22
5
11
112
3
1
4
27
10
18
1
19
3
9
113
67
36
11
4
14
1
1
55
15
41
26
2
221
4
19
37
6
658
13
1
6
386
1
8
18
1
1
2
48
6
1
7
17
13
1
370
3
6
46
10
1
17
1
3
12
3
159
151
29
3
107
41
1
105
2
2
299
209
14
202
1
30
11
1
6
46
3
1
54
1
1
10
17
2
46
1
3
3
45
14
5
2
2
141
1
2
2
1
11
95
4
2
45
1
30
2
4
3
1
50
20
3
13
114
100
14
6
3
1
136
1
1
7
7
10
14
10
1
1
186
16
10
3
34
361
21
69
2
6
1
18
1
405
11
1
3
1
2
1
34
3
3
1
386
29
4
1
1
1
21
38
2
2
58
6
1
Blog Posts
APOD: 2026 September 23 – A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin
September 23, 2026
Boom Year for Desert Blooms
September 23, 2026
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5010-5015: Checking out the Bands
September 23, 2026