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Artist's View of a Black Hole in a Globular Cluster Credits NASA and G. Bacon (STScI)
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Galaxy Cluster 'El Gordo' with Mass Map and X-ray Caption This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of the most massive cluster of galaxies ever seen to exist when the universe was just half of its current age of 13.8 billion years. Credits NASA, ESA, J. Jee (University of California, Davis), J. Hughes (Rutgers University), F. Menanteau (Rutgers University and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), C. Sifon (Leiden Observatory), R. Mandelbum (Carnegie Mellon University), L. Barrientos (Universidad Catolica de Chile), and K. Ng (University of California, Davis)
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Hubble Finds Mature Galaxy Masquerading as Toddler Caption NASA's Hubble Space Telescope quashed the possibility that what was previously believed to be a toddler galaxy in the nearby universe may actually be considered an adult. Called I Zwicky 18, this galaxy has a youthful appearance that resembles galaxies typically found only in the early universe. Credits NASA, ESA, and A. Aloisi (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md., and European Space Agency)
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Artist's Illustration of Kepler-1625 System Caption: Artist's Illustration of Possible Moon Outside Our Solar System Credits NASA, ESA, and L. Hustak (STScI)
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Galaxy NGC 3079 Credits NASA, Gerald Cecil (University of North Carolina), Sylvain Veilleux (University of Maryland), Joss Bland-Hawthorn (Anglo- Australian Observatory), and Alex Filippenko (University of California at Berkeley).
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Galaxy Cluster Abell 520 (CFHT and HST) Caption The natural-color image of the galaxies was taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii. Abell 520 formed from a violent collision of massive galaxy clusters and resides 2.4 billion light-years away. Credits NASA, ESA, CFHT, and M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis)
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Visible-Light and X-Ray Composite Image of Galaxy Cluster 1E 0657-556 Caption This composite image shows the galaxy cluster 1E 0657-556, also known as the "bullet cluster." This cluster was formed after the collision of two large clusters of galaxies, the most energetic event known in the universe since the Big Bang. Credits X-ray: NASA/CXC/M.Markevitch et al. Optical: NASA/STScI; Magellan/U.Arizona/D.Clowe et al. Lensing Map: NASA/STScI; ESO WFI; Magellan/U.Arizona/D.Clowe et al.
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Illustration of Kepler 51 System Caption: This illustration depicts the Sun-like star Kepler 51, and three giant planets that NASA's Kepler space telescope discovered in 2012-2014. Credits: NASA, ESA, and L. Hustak, J. Olmsted, D. Player and F. Summers (STScI)
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Artist's View of Exoplanet Orbiting the Star HD 189733 Caption This is an artist's impression of the Jupiter-size extrasolar planet, HD 189733b, being eclipsed by its parent star. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have measured carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the planet's atmosphere. Credits ESA, NASA, M. Kornmesser (ESA/Hubble), and STScI
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Artist's Concept of Aurorae and Ganymede Caption: This is an artist's concept of the moon Ganymede as it orbits the giant planet Jupiter. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed aurorae on the moon that are controlled by Ganymede's magnetic fields. Credits: Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI); Science Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Saur (University of Cologne, Germany)
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Crab Nebula Caption: The eerie glow of a dead star, which exploded long ago as a supernova, reveals itself in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Crab Nebula. But don't be fooled. The ghoulish-looking object still has a pulse. Buried at its center is the star's tell-tale heart, which beats with rhythmic precision. Credits: NASA and ESA; Acknowledgment: M. Weisskopf (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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"Peekaboo" Dwarf Galaxy HIPASS J1131–31 Caption: Tiny galaxy HIPASS J1131–31 peeks out from behind the glare of star TYC 7215-199-1, a Milky Way star positioned between Hubble and the galaxy. One hundred years ago, this fast-moving foreground star would have appeared directly in the line of sight, and the "Peekaboo" galaxy would not have been detectable at all. Credits: Science - NASA, ESA, Igor Karachentsev (SAO RAS); Image Processing - Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
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Star trails
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NGC 1275 (Perseus A) Multi-wavelength Composite Caption The active galaxy NGC 1275 is also a well-known radio source (Perseus A) and a strong emitter of X-rays due to the presence of a black hole in the center of the galaxy. Credits Image: NASA, ESA, and L. Frattare (STScI); Science: X-ray: NASA/CXC/IoA/A.Fabian et al.; Radio: NRAO/VLA/G. Taylor; Optical: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Fabian (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK)
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Black Hole Outflow (Artist's Illustration) Caption In this artist's illustration, turbulent winds of gas swirl around a black hole. Some of the gas is spiraling inward toward the black hole, but another part is blown away. Credits Credit: NASA and M. Weiss (Chandra X-ray Center)
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