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Articles with 'C'

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Comet LevyComet Levy

— In: Astronomy and space

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed the inner core surrounding the icy nucleus of Comet Levy more clearly than can be done with ground-based telescopes... — full article

Cone Nebula [NGC 2264]Cone Nebula [NGC 2264]

— In: Astronomy and space

The Cone Nebula resides in the constellation of Monoceros. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785. The nebula is located about 800 parsecs or 2,600 light-years away from the Earth. It is part of the nebulosity surrounding the Christmas... — full article

Crab Nebula [NGC 1952]Crab Nebula [NGC 1952]

— In: Astronomy and space

This is a mosaic image, one of the largest ever taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion. Japanese and Chinese astronomers recorded this violent event... — full article

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