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Articles with 'B'

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Bates, Henry Walter (1825-1892)

— In: Biology

English naturalist and explorer. He and Alfred Russel Wallace left England in 1848 to explore and collect insects in the Amazon basin in what was to become incredibly valuable explorations and insights into natural history and evolution for... — full article

Beta PictorisBeta Pictoris

— In: Astronomy and space

This is an artist's concept of the near stellar environment of the star Beta Pictoris. This illustration is based upon recent observations made with the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph aboard the Hubble Space Telescope... — full article

Black Eye Galaxy [M 64, Messier 64, NGC 4826]Black Eye Galaxy [M 64, Messier 64, NGC 4826]

— In: Astronomy and space

Messier 64 (M 64) has a spectacular dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus, giving rise to its nicknames of the 'Black Eye' or 'Evil Eye' galaxy... — full article

Boomerang NebulaBoomerang Nebula

— In: Astronomy and space

The Boomerang Nebula is a young planetary nebula and the coldest object found in the Universe so far. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is yet another example of how Hubble's sharp eye reveals surprising details in celestial objects... — full article

Bug Nebula [NGC 6302]Bug Nebula [NGC 6302]

— In: Astronomy and space

The Bug Nebula, NGC 6302, is one of the brightest and most extreme planetary nebulae known. The fiery, dying star at its centre is shrouded by a blanket of icy hailstones... — full article

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