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This spectrum shows the light from a dusty, distant galaxy located 11 billion light-years away. The galaxy is...
This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer shows the nearby galaxy M83. This is a spiral galaxy...
This artist concept illustrates one of the largest smash-ups of galaxies ever observed. NASA Spitzer Space Telescope...
This image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744 was obtained with NASA Hubble Space Telescope. The zoomed image shows...
This image shows the galaxy Messier 94, which lies in the small northern constellation of the Hunting Dogs, about 16...
NASA image release December 5, 2011 This is an artist's concept of the fastest rotating star found to date. The...
This image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2125, provided by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO), reveals several...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech payload processing facility, the protective cover at right is lifted toward...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech payload processing facility, an overhead crane carries NASA's Kepler...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech payload processing facility, an overhead crane lifts NASA's Kepler...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech payload processing facility, the protective cover is lowered over NASA's...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Astrotech payload processing facility, another protective cover is lowered over NASA's...
art002e012588 (April 7, 2026) - A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope doesn’t usually get much assistance from its celestial subjects — but to take...
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a UFO — well, the UFO Galaxy, to be precise. NGC 2683 is a spiral galaxy seen...
NASA image release March 2, 2012 This composite image shows the distribution of dark matter, galaxies, and hot gas...
This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 6786 (right) and UGC 11415 (left), also collectively...
This neat little galaxy is known as NGC 4526. Its dark lanes of dust and bright diffuse glow make the galaxy appear...
Galaxies can take many shapes and be oriented any way relative to us in the sky. This can make it hard to figure out...
Chandra X-Ray Observatory took this first x-ray picture of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) on October 13, 1999. The blue...
This is a presentation of two comparison images of the Spiral Galaxy M81 in the constellation URA Major. The galaxy...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rollback of the mobile service tower on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Pad...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rollback of the mobile service tower on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Pad...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Delta II 7925 rocket stands ready for launch following rollback of the mobile service...