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Astronomers using NASA Hubble Space Telescope have found a puzzling arc of light behind an extremely massive cluster...
The green and red splotch in this image is the most active star-making galaxy in the very distant universe....
This deep-field view of the sky, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, is dominated by galaxies - including some...
This artist concept demonstrates that an invisible galaxy shrouded in dust can become glaringly bright when viewed...
This map of the entire sky was captured by the European Space Agency's Planck mission. The band running through the...
This video highlights the many ways NASA Goddard Space Flight Center explores the universe. So crank up your...
This image taken by NASAS Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows one of the largest flares, or star eruptions, ever...
A composite image of the Cigar Galaxy (also called M82), a starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the...
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013: Astronomers may have found the densest galaxy in the nearby universe. The galaxy, known as...
NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer discovered an exceptionally long comet-like tail of material trailing behind Mira --...
These images from NASA GALEX and NuSTAR is of Andromeda, a spiral galaxy like our Milky Way but larger in size. It...
New ultraviolet images from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows a speeding star that is leaving an enormous trail...
A close-up view of a star racing through space faster than a speeding bullet can be seen in this image from NASA...
NASA image release August 5, 2010 A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great...
This image, taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the...
This enhanced-color image of a mysterious dark spot on Jupiter seems to reveal a Jovian "galaxy" of swirling storms....
This image shows two merging galaxies known as Arp 302, also called VV 340. It is composed of images from three...
This galaxy is known as Mrk 820 and is classified as a lenticular galaxy — type S0 on the Hubble Tuning Fork. The...
The bright streak of glowing gas and stars in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is known as PGC 51017, or...
This is the first Deep Imaging Survey image taken by NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer. On June 22 and 23, 2003, the...
This image was taken May 21 and 22, 2003 by NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The image was made from data gathered by...
This image combines NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. As...
The new AllWISE catalog will bring distant galaxies that were once invisible out of hiding, as illustrated in this...
This mosaic reveals a panorama of the Milky Way from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. This picture covers only about...