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HICKSON COMPACT GROUP 40. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, Processing Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

These five galaxies together form the Hickson Compact Group 40

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These five galaxies together form the Hickson Compact Group 40 from Hubble’s 32nd anniversary image, celebrated on April 24.

The 14 active SMBHs, with the Spiderweb Galaxy in the center captured by Chandra Space Obervstory. (NASA/CXC/INAF/P. Tozzi et al./NAOJ/NINS/STScI)

There are 14 Feasting Black Holes Caught in this Galactic Spiderweb

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There are 14 Feasting Black Holes Caught in this Galactic Spiderweb protocluster, captured by the Chandra Space Observatory.

This image shows the most massive planet-hosting star pair to date, b Centauri (left) and its giant planet b Centauri b (lower right).

ESO’s Very Large Telescope images planet around most massive star pair to date

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ESO's Very Large Telescope images a planet around most massive star pair to date. The b Centauri star system is 6 times the mass of the Sun.