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Hubble Shows Double Galaxy Closeup

Hubble Shows Double Galaxy Closeup

Some astronomical objects have endearing or quirky nicknames, inspired by mythology or their own appearance. Take, for example, the constellation of Orion (The Hunter), the Sombrero Galaxy, the Horsehead Nebula, or even the Milky Way. However, the vast majority of ...

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Hubble Shows Glittering Frisbee Galaxy

Hubble Shows Glittering Frisbee Galaxy

This image from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) shows a section of NGC 1448, a spiral galaxy located about 50 million light-years from Earth in the little-known constellation of Horologium (The Pendulum Clock), according to NASA report. We tend ...

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Hubble spots a secluded starburst galaxy

Hubble spots a secluded starburst galaxy

This image was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and shows a starburst galaxy named MCG+07-33-027. This galaxy lies some 300 million light-years away from us, and is currently experiencing an extraordinarily high rate ...

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Hubble shows a young star’s fingerprint

Hubble shows a young star’s fingerprint

Showcased at the center of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an emission-line star known as IRAS 12196-6300, NASA reports. Located just under 2,300 light-years from Earth, this star displays prominent emission lines, meaning that the star’s light, dispersed ...

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