Articles with 'N'
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Neptune
— In: Astronomy and spaceNeptune is currently the most distant planet from the sun, with an orbital radius of 4.5 billion kilometres (2.8 billion…
NGC 1300
— In: Astronomy and spaceThe Hubble telescope captured a display of starlight, glowing gas, and silhouetted dark clouds of interstellar dust in this…
NGC 1316
— In: Astronomy and spaceLike dust bunnies that lurk in corners and under beds, surprisingly complex loops and blobs of cosmic dust lie hidden in…
NGC 1512
— In: Astronomy and spaceIn this view of the centre of the magnificent barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512, NASA Hubble Space Telescope's broad spectral…
NGC 1672
— In: Astronomy and spaceThe barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, showing up clusters of hot young blue stars along its spiral arms, and clouds of hydrogen…
NGC 2346
— In: Astronomy and spaceThe Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) is capturing this black-and-white image of the 'butterfly…
NGC 2440
— In: Astronomy and spaceThis photograph from the NASA Hubble Space Telescope presents the first clear view of one of the hottest known stars, the…
NGC 3132
— In: Astronomy and spaceNGC 3132 is a striking example of a planetary nebula. This expanding cloud of gas, surrounding a dying star, is known to…
NGC 4414
— In: Astronomy and spaceIn 1995, the majestic spiral galaxy NGC 4414 was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope as part of the HST Key Project on the…
NGC 4622
— In: Astronomy and spaceAstronomers have found a spiral galaxy that may be spinning to the beat of a different cosmic drummer. To the surprise of…