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2002 (continued)
2001
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10/4/2001
STScI-2001-33
105. Peering into the Core of a Globular Cluster
Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to peer into the center of a dense swarm of stars called Omega Centauri. Located some 17,000 light-years... (More)
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7/12/2001
STScI-2001-19
106. Magnetic Fields Weave Rings Around Stars
There are stars with planets. Stars with companion stars. Stars with pancake-shaped disks of rocky debris. But how about young, hot, hefty stars embedded in large inner tube-shaped... (More)
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2000
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8/31/2000
STScI-2000-24
111. He 2-90's Appearance Deceives Astronomers
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have stumbled upon a mysterious object that is grudgingly yielding clues to its identity. A quick glance at the Hubble picture... (More)
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7/13/2000
STScI-2000-23
114. Hubble Watches Star Tear Apart its Neighborhood
The Hubble telescope has snapped a view of a stellar demolition zone in our Milky Way Galaxy: a massive star, nearing the end of its life, tearing apart the shell of surrounding... (More)
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6/1/2000
STScI-2000-15
115. Peering into the Heart of the Crab Nebula
In the year 1054 A.D., Chinese astronomers were startled by the appearance of a new star, so bright that it was visible in broad daylight for several weeks. (More)
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1/13/2000
STScI-2000-04
120. An Expanding Bubble in Space
A star 40 times more massive than the Sun is blowing a giant bubble of material into space. In this colorful picture, the Hubble telescope has captured a glimpse of the expanding bubble... (More)
1999
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10/7/1999
STScI-1999-35
122. Hubble Heritage Project's First Anniversary
To mark the first anniversary of the Hubble Heritage Project, we present four Hubble telescope images of nebulae surrounding stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy. ... (More)
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8/12/1999
STScI-1999-24
124. Bloated Stars Swallow Giant Planets
The phrase "big fish eat little fish" may hold true when it comes to planets and stars. Perhaps as many as 100 million of the Sun-like stars in our galaxy harbor close-orbiting... (More)
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6/2/1999
STScI-1999-21
126. Hubble Picture Adds to Planet-Making Recipe
The Hubble telescope has snapped a nearly face-on view of a swirling disk of dust and gas surrounding a developing star called AB Aurigae. The image, taken in visible... (More)
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3/4/1999
STScI-1999-08
129. A Mote in Hubble's Eye
The Hubble telescope image is a typical Milky Way star field in the constellation Centaurus. Such snapshots can be used to study the evolution of stars that make up our galaxy. (More)
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2/4/1999
STScI-1999-04
131. 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)
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1998
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10/21/1998
STScI-1998-28
134. 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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1/9/1998
STScI-1998-07
137. A New Class of X-ray Star?
Teaming up space telescopes to make simultaneous ultraviolet and X-ray observations, astronomers may have solved a 20-year-old mystery and possibly discovered... (More)
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1/8/1998
STScI-1998-02
138. Hubble Pinpoints Distant Supernovae
Peering halfway across the universe to analyze light from exploded stars that died long before our Sun even existed, the Hubble telescope has allowed astronomers to determine that the expansion... (More)
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1997
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10/29/1997
STScI-1997-35
141. Hubble Catches Up with a Blue Straggler Star
Astronomers have long been mystified by observations of a few hot, bright, apparently young stars residing in well-established communities where most of their neighbors... (More)
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9/24/1997
STScI-1997-32
143. Hubble Sees a Neutron Star Alone in Space
Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have taken their first direct look in visible light at a lone neutron star. This view offers a unique opportunity to pinpoint... (More)
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9/18/1997
STScI-1997-29
144. Blobs in Space: The Legacy of a Nova
Nova eruptions by dying stars were thought to be simple, predictable acts of violence. Astronomers could point a telescope at the most recently exploded... (More)
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1/14/1997
STScI-1997-02
148. 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)
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1/14/1997
STScI-1997-03
149. Supernova Blast Begins Taking Shape
Though the brightest supernova in four centuries lit up the southern sky almost exactly 10 years ago on Feb. 23, 1987, astronomers have waited a decade for the ballooning fireball... (More)
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