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three galaxies hang in space with smaller ones about

Hubble Space Telescope sees colliding galaxies aglow with stars

By Samantha Mathewson published

The spiral galaxies UGC 05028 and UGC 05029, collectively known as Arp 300, are in the process of merging. This has fueled rapid star formation.

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deep-sky image of dozens of distant galaxies captured by the hubble space telescope

Hubble Telescope finds surprising source of brightest fast radio burst ever

By Tereza Pultarova published

The brightest fast radio burst ever observed flashed from a group of ancient galaxies, the Hubble Space Telescope has found, and astronomers are surprised.

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An artist's impression of a glowing sun against the background of space getting transited by a Jupiter-esque planet.

Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world

By Keith Cooper published

The new weather forecasting method could one day be used on more Earth-like exoplanets.

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A gathering of spiral galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope spots a festive gathering of spiral galaxies (image)

By Robert Lea published

The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a gathering of spiral galaxies for a stunning image released Monday (Dec. 25). But this apparent togetherness may be an illusion.

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An extremely starry scene in space. The center looks like a white haze, and it's where lots of the stars are congregated.

Hubble Telescope sees a bright 'snowball' of stars in the Milky Way's neighbor (image)

By Robert Lea published

The space telescope imaged a globular cluster located in the Milky Way satellite galaxy named the Large Magellanic Cloud, ensuring a starry white Christmas for space fans.

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a human in a spacesuit is strapped at the feet to a mechanical arm. the astronaut appears horizontal, facing downward, holding a large space component.

30 years ago, astronauts saved the Hubble Space Telescope

By Keith Cooper published

Launched with faulty vision, the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA were a laughing stock – until seven astronauts performed a series of daring spacewalks to fix it.

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A very cool pic of Saturn in which it has yellow and orange stripes. It's rings are white and striking.

New Hubble Telescope image shows mysterious spokes on Saturn's rings

By Stefanie Waldek published

Scientists have no idea what the spokes are.

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A collection of stars and galaxies fill the scene against a dark background. The image is dominated by a dense collection of stars which make up the irregular galaxy UGC 8091. The stars span a variety of colors, including blue and orange, with patches of blue occupying the central part of the galaxy. There are also visible circular regions of red/pink gas within the galaxy.

Hubble Telescope gifts us a dazzling starry 'snow globe' just in time for the holidays

By Stefanie Waldek published

The snow globe–esque image was created with Hubble data from 2006 to 2021.

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The spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is located 275 million light-years from Earth. Seen face-on, the galaxy has two prominent, well-defined spiral arms and an energetic glowing core known as an active galactic nucleus.

Hubble Telescope captures a galaxy's 'forbidden' light in stunning new image

By Samantha Mathewson published

The "forbidden" light of the spiral galaxy MCG-01-24-014 is captured in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, suggesting the galaxy contradicts common rules of quantum physics.

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a white shining galaxy hangs in a black space, neighbored by dimmer, smaller, colorful other galaxies the size of shimmering stars. a bright white star gleams in the upper right. An irregular galaxy, NGC 2814, located 85 million light-years from Earth belongs to a group of four 'late-type galaxies' collectively known as Holmberg 124.

Hubble Space Telescope zooms in on member of galactic quartet (image)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope photographed NGC 2814, an irregular galaxy that belongs to a group of four "late-type galaxies" collectively called Holmberg 124.

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