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Help Classify Galaxies Seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope!
Help Classify Galaxies Seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope! NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured over 500,000 images of galaxies that need to be classified by volunteers through the Galaxy Zoo project. The classification process involves examining an image from the Webb telescope and answering simple questions about the shape of the galaxy, […]
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Hubble SpotsxA0a Squid in the Whale
Hubble SpotsxA0a Squid in the Whale Hubble Spots Squid in the Whale: The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the Squid Galaxy, which sits 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). The Squid Galaxy was previously mistaken for a star cluster or […]
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Hubble Provides New View of Galactic Favorite
Hubble Provides New View of Galactic Favorite The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a new image series of the Sombrero Galaxy, also known as Messier 104, as part of Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations. The new image reveals finer detail in the galaxy’s disk and more background stars and galaxies than previous images, showcasing its […]
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Sculpted by Luminous Stars
Sculpted by Luminous Stars NASA and ESA have released a new image of NGC 346, a young star cluster, showcasing its vibrant star-forming factory. The image combines data from the Hubble Space Telescope at infrared, optical, and ultraviolet wavelengths for the first time. Hubble’s sensitivity and resolution helped uncover the secrets of NGC 346’s star […]
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Hubble Captures a Star’s Swan Song
Hubble Captures a Star’s Swan Song Hubble has captured an image of Kohoutek 4-55, a planetary nebula located 4,600 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, showcasing the star’s final display before it exhausts its fuel. The image features swirling clouds of ionized atoms thrown into space by a dying star, with different colors indicating the […]
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Hubble Studies a Nearby Galaxy’s Star Formation
Hubble Studies a Nearby Galaxy’s Star Formation Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science […]
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Hubble Spots Stellar Sculptors in Nearby Galaxy
Hubble Spots Stellar Sculptors in Nearby Galaxy Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science […]
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X-ray Clues Reveal Destroyed Planet
X-ray Clues Reveal Destroyed Planet In about 5 billion years, our Sun will run out of fuel and expand, possibly engulfing Earth. These end stages of a star’s life can be utterly beautiful – as is the case with this planetary nebula called the Helix Nebula. Astronomers study these objects by looking at all kinds […]
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Hubble Spots a Chance Alignment
Hubble Spots a Chance Alignment Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science […]
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