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The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10 million light-years away in...
The drizzle of stars scattered across this image forms a galaxy known as UGC 4879. UGC 4879 is an irregular dwarf...
This irregular dwarf galaxy's closes neighbor is 2.3 million light years away, so yeah, we're calling it...
Enjoy a moment of Zen with this fly-through of the Orion Nebula, based on images captured by NASA and ESA (European...
Soar through this cosmic landscape filled with bright nebulas, as well as runaway, massive and young stars. The...
A panoramic view of a vast, sculpted area of gas and dust where thousands of stars are being born has been captured...
S121-E-07024 (13 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (bottom center), Expedition 13...
This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, shows the wispy filamentary structure of Henize 206, is a four-color...
It may be famous for hosting spectacular sights such as the Tucana Dwarf Galaxy and 47 Tucanae (heic1510), the...
NASA image release August 10, 2010 A long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image shows a majestic face-on spiral...
Some of the most breathtaking views in the Universe are created by nebulae — hot, glowing clouds of gas. This new...
Animations and b-roll for media and public use. NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe,...
Ep393_Crew-11 Kenna Pell Houston, We Have a Podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of NASA Johnson Space Center....