Science news articles about 'galaxy m87'

... from a monster black hole in the giant elliptical galaxy M87 is giving astronomers an incredible light show. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been following the surprising ...

The moon Phobos's battered surface is captured; the giant elliptical galaxy M87 shines, and more in our new weekly roundup of space news photos.

Giant galaxy M87 has biggest black hole yet weighed, suggests other black holes more massive than thought.

... "engines" in the centers of innumerable galaxies throughout the Universe. The galaxy M87, 50 million light- ... closer in toward the black hole," he added. M87 is the largest galaxy in the Virgo Cluster ...