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a large telescope with two wing-like solar panels in orbit above Earth

Chinese astronomers say their new space telescope will outdo Hubble

By Leonard David published

China's upcoming Xuntian, or Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), will orbit near the nation's Tiangong space station and provide high-definition panoramic views of the universe.

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a long spiral galaxy is near another, less gaseous galaxy or supermassive blackhole

New Hubble telescope image reveals intergalactic bridge between two merging realms

By Samantha Mathewson published

A faint "bridge" of gas connects two colliding galaxies in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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a glowing with galaxy hangs center amongst small, distant dots, which are also galaxies.

Hubble telescope spots glowing galactic disk floating in deep space (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope photographed a mesmerizing new photo of the lenticular galaxy NGC 3156, whose older stars emanate a hazy glow.

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separate large galaxies shine alongside bright stars and other, distant galaxies.

Hubble Space Telescope discovers 11-billion-year-old galaxy hidden in a quasar's glare

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers normally observe galaxies by observing light these objects emit, but some tricky galaxies require a different approach.

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a huge cluster of stars in space, infinitely dense.

Globular cluster glitters in stunning new Hubble telescope photo

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a glittering globular cluster deep in our Milky Way galaxy.

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a spiral galaxy

Hubble Space Telescope sees lonely galaxy looming in isolation (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A distant galaxy sits isolated in a new photo from the powerful observatory.

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Hundreds of bright blue stars sparkle against the dark background regions of dust clouds, from which new stars are born, including the massive protostar OH 339.88-1.26, which lurks at the center of this image, behind the dark vertical streak.

Star-studded stellar nursery shines in new Hubble Telescope photo

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 photographed a massive protostar lurking behind star-forming clouds of dust and gas in the constellation Ara.

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Tons of very tiny stars are clumped together in the center of this image, against the dark background of space. Together, they create a foggy glow.

Hubble Space Telescope captures 'ghostly' glow of distant galaxy (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A distant galaxy sparkles from the soft glow of its many tiny stars in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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A crowd of oval-shaped elliptical galaxies gather around the largest in the center. They are surrounded by more distant stars and galaxies, that have many shapes and sizes but all are smaller, on a dark background.

Hubble images a museum of galaxies, and some are gravitationally warped (photo)

By Monisha Ravisetti published

A new image released by NASA shows-off the galaxies of Abell 3322.

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A hazy galaxy hangsin the backdrop of space and the twinklings of surrounding stars and other distant galaxies.

Hubble telescope captures a 'ghostly' galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a ghostly haze some 44 million light-years from Earth in the Pavo, or "peacock" constellation.

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