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Beta PictorisBeta Pictoris

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]

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

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]

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

Comet LevyComet Levy

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]

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]

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

Dumbbell Nebula [M 27, Messier 27, NGC 6853]Dumbbell Nebula [M 27, Messier 27, NGC 6853]

The Dumbbell, a nearby planetary nebula residing more than 1,200 light-years away, is the result of an old star that has shed its outer layers in a glowing display of colour. The nebula, also known as Messier 27 (M 27), was the first planetary... — full article

Eagle NebulaEagle Nebula

Appearing like a winged fairy-tale creature poised on a pedestal, this object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and dust rising from a stellar nursery called the Eagle Nebula. The soaring tower is 9.5 light-years or about 90 trillion... — full article

ESO 510-G13ESO 510-G13

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of an unusual edge-on galaxy, revealing remarkable details of its warped dusty disk and showing how colliding galaxies spawn the formation of new generations of stars... — full article

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