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Articles with 'M'

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M2-9M2-9

— In: Astronomy and space

M2-9 is a striking example of a 'butterfly' or a bipolar planetary nebula. Another more revealing name might be the 'Twin Jet Nebula.' If the nebula is sliced across the star, each side of it appears much like a pair of exhausts from jet engines... — full article

MarsMars

— In: Astronomy and space

Frosty white water ice clouds and swirling orange dust storms above a vivid rusty landscape reveal Mars as a dynamic planet in this sharpest view ever obtained by an Earth-based telescope. The Earth-orbiting Hubble telescope snapped this picture... — full article

Messier 32 [M 32]Messier 32 [M 32]

— In: Astronomy and space

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope clearly shows the central core of the elliptical galaxy M 32. This green-light image was taken with HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WFPC), in high resolution mode, on 17 August 1991... — full article

Messier 81 [M 81]Messier 81 [M 81]

— In: Astronomy and space

A spiral-shaped system of stars, dust, and gas clouds, the galaxy's arms wind all the way down into the nucleus. Though the galaxy is located 11.6 million light-years away, the Hubble Space Telescope's view is so sharp that it can resolve individual... — full article

Messier 82 [M 82]Messier 82 [M 82]

— In: Astronomy and space

This mosaic image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M 82, Cigar Galaxy) is the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of M82. It is a galaxy remarkable for its webs of shredded clouds and flame-like plumes of glowing hydrogen... — full article

Messier, Charles (1730-1817)Messier, Charles (1730-1817)

— In: Astronomy and space

French astronomer, born on 26 June 1730 in Badonvillier, Lorraine, France. He became interested in astronomy in younger years. Then he went to Paris, where he arrived on 2 October 1751 and was employed by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, because of his... — full article

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