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NASA reveals 16 stunning galaxies hiding cosmic chaos
The gallery pairs Chandra X-ray data with Webb, Hubble and other telescopes, and includes a ring of stars orbiting a galaxy's poles; NASA calls them gems.
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At a glance
- First reported by ScienceDaily: “NASA reveals 16 stunning galaxies hiding cosmic chaos”, with reporting from NASA Science.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 12:24 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
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- ScienceDailyNASA reveals 16 stunning galaxies hiding cosmic chaos
- NASA ScienceGalaxy Gallery: Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA's Chandra - NASA Science facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentScienceDaily reports NASA released a gallery of sixteen galaxies, mixing Chandra X-ray data with Webb, Hubble and other telescopes, and NASA titled it Galactic Gems Glisten.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBlack hole jets and collisions, and they named it like a spring sale at a jewelry store.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis is file footage, not the actual gallery, but look at this. That bright band cuts right across the frame.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHm. Those orange dust lanes weaving through the core, though.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou like it.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'm observing. Here it sweeps to the lower left. Run it back.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Milky Way is expected to merge with Andromeda billions of years from now. Dale, that's a collision with a wait time.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorViral Score, nine point four. Lost the point because Messier ninety is running out of gas, and I've been there.
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