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Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image
Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of Markarian 178 (Mrk 178), a blue dwarf galaxy located 13 million light-years away, featuring a unique blend of young stars and rare massive Wolf-Rayet stars. Mrk 178 is one of over 1,500 Markarian galaxies, named after Armenian astrophysicist […]
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Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy
Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 6000, located 102 million light-years away, showcasing stars of various ages and colors. The galaxy’s center features older, smaller stars with a glowing yellow hue, while its outskirts boast brilliant blue star clusters hosting young, massive […]
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Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy
Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope captures an image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that’s hard to categorize as either spiral or elliptical due to its unique features. The galaxy has a smooth, featureless center and a dusty ring with patchy star clusters, which could indicate it merged with other galaxies in the past. […]
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Hubble Homes in on Galaxy’s Star Formation
Hubble Homes in on Galaxy’s Star Formation Hubble Space Telescope has released a new image of galaxy Messier 96, showcasing its asymmetric spiral arms and off-center galactic core. The latest image combines data from observations in ultraviolet, near infrared, and visible/optical light, revealing regions of ionized hydrogen and nitrogen that help astronomers study star formation. […]
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Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait
Hubble Snaps Galaxy Cluster’s Portrait Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of galaxy cluster Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away, showcasing over 100 galaxies and hot, diffuse gas. The image provides a unique opportunity to study dark matter, a form of matter that does not interact with light, by observing its gravitational influence […]
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Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center
Hubble Captures an Active Galactic Center Hubble Space Telescope captures an image of UGC 11397, a spiral galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center. The black hole contains 174 million times the mass of our Sun and is actively growing, emitting bright X-ray light that can pierce through thick clouds of dust. UGC […]
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Hubble Studies a Spiral’s Supernova Scene
Hubble Studies a Spiral’s Supernova Scene Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the spiral galaxy IC 758, which appears peaceful but hides a cataclysmic past. The galaxy was affected by a powerful supernova explosion in 1999, known as SN 1999bg, which marked the end of a massive star far more than the Sun’s […]
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Hubble Captures Starry Spectacle
Hubble Captures Starry Spectacle Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning image of galaxy NGC 685, showcasing its barred spiral structure and numerous star-forming regions. Astronomers used Hubble to study NGC 685 for two observing programs, focusing on star formation, and will be able to catalogue 50,000 H II regions and 100,000 star clusters in nearby galaxies. […]
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Hubble Spies a Spiral So Inclined
Hubble Spies a Spiral So Inclined Hubble Spies a Spiral Galaxy: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3511, located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Crater. Astronomers are studying NGC 3511 as part of a survey to understand the star formation cycle in nearby galaxies, using […]
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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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