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How Hubble Sees Through Cosmic Dust to Map Galaxies

The Hubble Space Telescope aids in cosmic distance measurement by observing Type Ia supernovae, like those in NGC 3810, using…

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Hubble Captures a Maelstrom of Matter and Energy 49 Million Light-Years Away

By ESA/Hubble July 1, 2024 This Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 4951, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, 49…

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A Breathtaking 3D Journey Through the Pillars of Creation

This image is a mosaic of visible-light and infrared-light views of the same frame from the the Pillars of Creation…

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Exploring NGC 5253’s Stellar Furnace

This Hubble Space Telescope image showcases NGC 5253, a starburst galaxy actively forming massive star clusters. Located 11 million light-years…

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Hubble’s Rare Glimpse at Star Formation in a Distant Galaxy’s Core

By ESA/Hubble June 24, 2024 The Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys captured this detailed image of the galaxy…

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Citizen Scientists and AI Uncover Hidden Asteroids With Hubble

Astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered over 1,000 previously unknown asteroids using archival Hubble images, offering new insights into the…

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A Peek Inside a Transforming Star Factory: Hubble’s Breathtaking View

The RCW 7 nebula, featured in this Hubble Space Telescope image, illustrates the transformation of a molecular cloud into an…

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Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: White Dwarf

Looking like glittering jewels, the stars in this Hubble Space Telescope image at left are part of the ancient globular…

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Hubble Revisits a Strange Star’s 40-Year Nova Mystery

This artist’s concept shows the nova system HM Sagittae (HM Sge), where a white dwarf star is pulling material from…

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Gyroscope Failures Force NASA to Change How It Points Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched by the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. Avoiding distortions of the atmosphere,…

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