{"id":6645,"date":"2026-07-30T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/starburst-galaxy-centaurus-a\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:24:08","slug":"starburst-galaxy-centaurus-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/starburst-galaxy-centaurus-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stsci-01kvt4gqmq5mxv6xdpfpzmxg65-30d932.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stsci-01kvt4gqmq5mxv6xdpfpzmxg65-30d932.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The mid-infrared view of Centaurus A from NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope reveals dusty structures and hidden activity within the nearby, active galaxy.\" loading=\"eager\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Macarena Garcia Marin (ESA Office at STScI)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this July 6, 2026, image, NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby galaxy <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/nasa-webb-uncovers-unusual-galaxy-shaped-by-cosmic-collision\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Centaurus A<\/a>, exposing the dusty structures and hidden activity that shape this unusual system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Centaurus A is 11 million light-years away from Earth, relatively close in cosmic terms. Yet, unlike most nearby galaxies, it is very active, making it a powerful laboratory for understanding how galaxies and black holes grow and evolve together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/asset\/webb\/centaurus-a-miri-image\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore the galaxy through an interactive map.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Macarena Garcia Marin (ESA Office at STScI)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Macarena Garcia Marin (ESA Office at STScI) In this July 6, 2026, image, NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, exposing the dusty structures and hidden activity that shape this unusual system. Centaurus A is &hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gundem"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}