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Hubble sees a galaxy 60 million light-years away This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the galaxy IC...
This image captures the stunning NGC 6535, a globular cluster 22,000 light-years away in the constellation of...
This Hubble image shows the central region of a spiral galaxy known as NGC 247. NGC 247 is a relatively small spiral...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observes some of the most beautiful galaxies in our skies — spirals sparkling...
Image release date September 22, 2010 To view a video of this image go here: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5014452203...
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer took this image on May 21 and 22, 2003. The image was made from data gathered by...
This image of the active galaxy Centaurus A was taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer on June 7, 2003. The...
S121-E-07024 (13 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (bottom center), Expedition 13...
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) will have a broad range of inquiry, from early and distant galaxies beyond Hubble's...
Release Date: July 10, 2003 A rich starry sky fills the view from an ancient gas-giant planet in the core of the...
NGC 4639 is a beautiful example of a type of galaxy known as a barred spiral. It lies over 70 million light-years...
Sand dunes commonly form when particles that are being moved around by the wind find a natural barrier to accumulate...
Tucked away in the small northern constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs) is the galaxy NGC 4242, shown...
At the centre of this amazing image is the elliptical galaxy NGC 3610. Surrounding the galaxy are a wealth of other...
It is known today that merging galaxies play a large role in the evolution of galaxies and the formation of...
ISS010-E-05803 (4 November 2004) --- Moreno Glacier, Argentina is featured in this digital image photographed by an...
Fireworks shows are not just confined to Earth’s skies. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular...