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2004 (continued)
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2/3/2004
STScI-2004-06
103. Supernova Blast Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy
The nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 is a hotbed of vigorous star birth activity which blows huge bubbles that riddle the main body of the galaxy. The galaxy's "star factories"... (More)
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1/27/2004
STScI-2004-43
104. Massive Old Star Reveals Secrets on Deathbed
Like a doctor trying to understand an elderly patient's sudden demise, astronomers have obtained the most detailed observations ever of an old, but otherwise normal massive... (More)
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2003
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9/4/2003
STScI-2003-24
108. Celestial Composition
Amid a backdrop of far-off galaxies, the majestic dusty spiral NGC 3370 looms in the foreground in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Recent observations taken with the Advanced... (More)
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1/9/2003
STScI-2003-03
112. Hubble Probes the Heart of a Nearby Quasar
The Hubble Space Telescope's new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) has provided the clearest view yet in visible light of the nearby quasar, 3C 273 [image at right]. (More)
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2002
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12/19/2002
STScI-2002-16
115. A Tiny Galaxy is Born
New detailed images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show a "late-blooming" galaxy, a small, distorted system of gas and stars that still appears to be in the process of development... (More)
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10/3/2002
STScI-2002-23
118. Odd Couple Widely Separated by Time and Space
Appearances can be deceiving. In this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, an odd celestial duo, the spiral galaxy NGC 4319 [center] and a quasar called Markarian... (More)
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9/5/2002
STScI-2002-21
119. A Wheel within a Wheel
A nearly perfect ring of hot, blue stars pinwheels about the yellow nucleus of an unusual galaxy known as Hoag's Object. This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures a face-on... (More)
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5/9/2002
STScI-2002-12
121. Gaseous Streamers Flutter in Stellar Breeze
N44C is the designation for a region of ionized hydrogen gas surrounding an association of young stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a nearby, small companion... (More)
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4/4/2002
STScI-2002-07
124. A Galaxy That's All Wound Up
Tightly wound, almost concentric, arms of dark dust encircle the bright nucleus of the galaxy NGC 2787 in this Hubble Space Telescope image. In astronomer Edwin Hubble's... (More)
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2/7/2002
STScI-2002-03
125. Hubble Reveals "Backwards" Spiral Galaxy
Astronomers have found a spiral galaxy that may be spinning to the beat of a different cosmic drummer. To the surprise of astronomers, the galaxy, called NGC 4622, appears to be rotating... (More)
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2001
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11/1/2001
STScI-2001-37
127. Hubble Reveals Ultraviolet Galactic Ring
The appearance of a galaxy can depend strongly on the color of the light with which it is viewed. This Hubble Heritage image of NGC 6782 illustrates a pronounced example of this effect. (More)
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9/6/2001
STScI-2001-26
129. A Galaxy Blazes With Star Formation
Most galaxies form new stars at a fairly slow rate, but members of a rare class known as "starburst" galaxies blaze with extremely active star formation. (More)
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7/10/2001
STScI-2001-25
134. Hubble Snaps Picture of Remarkable Double Cluster
These two dazzling clusters of stars, called NGC 1850, are found in one of our neighboring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The photo's centerpiece is a young, "globular-like"... (More)
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5/31/2001
STScI-2001-16
135. Hubble Unveils a Galaxy in Living Color
In this view of the center of the magnificent barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512, the Hubble telescope reveals a stunning 2,400 light-year-wide circle of infant star clusters. (More)
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3/28/2001
STScI-2001-11
137. Massive Infant Stars Rock their Cradle
Extremely intense radiation from newly born, ultra-bright stars has blown a glowing spherical bubble in the nebula N83B, also known as NGC 1748. A new Hubble telescope... (More)
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3/1/2001
STScI-2001-07
139. NGC 4013: A Galaxy on the Edge
The Hubble telescope has snapped this remarkable view of a perfectly "edge-on" galaxy, NGC 4013. This new Hubble picture reveals with exquisite... (More)
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2000
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11/2/2000
STScI-2000-34
144. A Bird's Eye View of a Galaxy Collision
What appears as a bird's head, leaning over to snatch up a tasty meal, is a striking example of a galaxy collision in NGC 6745. The "bird" is a large spiral galaxy... (More)
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7/6/2000
STScI-2000-20
146. A Cosmic Searchlight
Streaming out from the center of the galaxy M87 like a cosmic searchlight is one of nature's most amazing phenomena, a black-hole-powered jet of electrons and other sub-atomic particles traveling... (More)
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6/5/2000
STScI-2000-21
147. Feasting Black Hole Blows Bubbles
A monstrous black hole's rude table manners include blowing huge bubbles of hot gas into space. At least, that's the gustatory practice followed by the supermassive black hole residing... (More)
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6/5/2000
STScI-2000-22
148. Black Holes Shed Light on Galaxy Formation
Astronomers are concluding that monstrous black holes weren't simply born big but instead grew on a measured diet of gas and stars controlled by their host galaxies... (More)
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3/9/2000
STScI-2000-09
150. Hubble Surveys Dying Stars in Nearby Galaxy
From ground-based telescopes, the glowing gaseous debris surrounding dying, sun-like stars in a nearby galaxy, called the Large Magellanic Cloud, appear as small, shapeless... (More)
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1/24/2000
STScI-2000-07
152. Hubble Reopens Its Eye on the Universe
The Hubble telescope reopened its "eye" on the universe following a successful December 1999 servicing mission by imaging a Sun-like star, dubbed the "Eskimo Nebula"... (More)
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1/6/2000
STScI-2000-01
153. Fireworks of Star Formation Light up a Galaxy
Pictures obtained with the Hubble telescope reveal episodes of star formation that are occurring across the face of the nearby galaxy NGC 4214. Located some 13 million... (More)
1999
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10/6/1999
STScI-1999-34
159. Starry Bulges Yield Secrets to Galaxy Growth
The Hubble telescope is uncovering important new clues to a galaxy's birth and growth by peering into its heart — a bulge of millions of stars resembling a bulbous... (More)
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9/2/1999
STScI-1999-31
161. A Minuet of Galaxies
This troupe of four galaxies, known as Hickson Compact Group 87 (HCG 87), is performing an intricate dance orchestrated by the mutual gravitational forces acting between them. (More)
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3/18/1999
STScI-1999-10
167. Hubble's Infrared Galaxy Gallery
Astronomers have used the Hubble telescope to produce an infrared "photo essay" of spiral galaxies. By penetrating the dust clouds swirling around the centers of these galaxies, the telescope's... (More)
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2/4/1999
STScI-1999-04
169. SN1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Glittering stars and wisps of gas create a breathtaking backdrop for the self-destruction of a massive star, called supernova 1987A, in the Large Magellanic... (More)
1998
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10/21/1998
STScI-1998-28
172. Astronomers Unveil Colorful Hubble Photo Gallery
A vibrant celestial photo album of some of NASA Hubble Space Telescope's most stunning views of the universe is being unveiled today on the Internet. Called the Hubble Heritage... (More)
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1997
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6/9/1997
STScI-1997-17
186. A Collision In The Heart Of A Galaxy
The Hubble telescope's infrared camera has uncovered a collision between two spiral galaxies in the heart of the peculiar galaxy called Arp 220. The collision... (More)
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5/12/1997
STScI-1997-12
187. Hubble Records a Black Hole's Signature
The colorful "zigzag" on the right is not the work of a flamboyant artist, but the signature of a super-massive black hole in the center of galaxy M84, discovered... (More)
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1/14/1997
STScI-1997-02
189. Hubble Finds Intergalactic Stars
The Hubble telescope has found a long-sought population of "stellar outcasts" ? stars tossed out of their home galaxies into the dark emptiness of intergalactic space. (More)
1996
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11/19/1996
STScI-1996-35
191. Hubble Surveys the "Homes" of Quasars
Dramatic Hubble telescope pictures reveal that quasars live in a remarkable assortment of galaxies, many of which are violently colliding. This complicated picture suggests... (More)
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10/11/1996
STScI-1996-31
192. Bright Star Birth Region in a Dim Galaxy
Clusters of stars and a fishhook-shaped cloud of luminescent gases glow brilliantly in NGC 2363, a giant star-forming region in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366. ... (More)
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8/7/1996
STScI-1996-27
193. Giant Star Birth Region in Neighboring Galaxy
The colorful picture on the right is a Hubble telescope snapshot of a vast nebula of dust and gas called NGC 604, which lies in the neighboring spiral galaxy M33. ... (More)
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7/18/1996
STScI-1996-25
194. Hubble Achieves Milestone: 100,000th Exposure
The Hubble telescope reached a milestone several years sooner than scientists expected when it snapped its 100,000th exposure June 22, 1996. The six-year-old orbiting observatory... (More)
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1995