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NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer took this ultraviolet color image of the galaxy NGC5474 on June 7, 2003. NGC5474 is...
NASA's Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths...
Showcased at the centre of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an emission-line star known as IRAS...
This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust full of bubbles, which are...
The smudge of stars at the center of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a galaxy known as UGC 5797. UGC...
This image, taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the...
Despite being less famous than their elliptical and spiral galactic cousins, irregular dwarf galaxies, such as the...
Two stars shine through the center of a ring of cascading dust in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Orbital Sciences' L-1011 aircraft takes off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Orbital Sciences' L-1011 aircraft takes off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...
This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a peculiar galaxy known as NGC 1487, lying about 30...
This shot from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a maelstrom of glowing gas and dark dust within one of the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Orbital Sciences' L-1011 aircraft takes off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...
NASA image release August 5, 2010 A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the iridescent interior of one of the most active galaxies in our...
In space, being outshone is an occupational hazard. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a galaxy...
Globular star cluster NGC 362, in a false-color image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. Image credit:...
Look at the bright star in the middle of this image. It appears as if it just sneezed. This sight will only last for...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer, or CHIPSat, undergoes final processing...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer, or CHIPSat, undergoes final processing...
Chandra X-Ray Observatory provided this composite X-ray (blue and green) and optical (red) image of the active...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer, or CHIPSat, undergoes final processing...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer, or CHIPSat, undergoes final processing...
As Swift begins its investigation of gamma-ray bursts, NASA scientists are anxious to see if their origins lie in...