M87

High-speed gas shooting from the galaxy M87 is causing stars to go nova, a study suggests, and no one knows how. A nova occurs after a dense star known as a white dwarf receives…

Seen from Earth, the giant elliptical galaxy M87 is just a two-dimensional blob, though one that appears perfectly symmetrical and thus a favored target of amateur astronomers.Yet, a…

The iconic image of the supermassive black hole at the center of M87 -- sometimes referred to as the "fuzzy, orange donut" -- has gotten its first official makeover with the help of machine…