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This galaxy is currently a hotbed of vigorous star formation. NGC 1569 is a starburst galaxy, meaning that — as the...
The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10 million light-years away in...
More than 444,580 frames from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope were stitched together to create this portrait of the...
This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, shows the wispy filamentary structure of Henize 206, is a four-color...
This new view of the Cygnus-X star-formation region by ESA Herschel Space Observatory highlights chaotic networks of...
This mosaic reveals a panorama of the Milky Way from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. This picture covers only about...
A colorful image showing violent star formation triggered when two galaxies bumped into each other has been captured...
This series of images show three evolutionary phases of massive star formation, as pictured in infrared images from...
This composite image shows the Coronet in X-rays from Chandra and infrared from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope orange,...
Time is running out for the galaxy NGC 3801, seen in this composite image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer and...
NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, captured this image of a star-forming cloud of dust and gas located in the...
Hidden behind a shroud of dust in the constellation Cygnus is a stellar nursery called DR21, which is giving birth...
Best known as a swan winging its way across the night, the constellation Cygnus is easily seen in the northern...
This image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows young stars plus diffuse emission from dust. The Corona Australis...
Ultraviolet images such as this one from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer suggest the M83 has unusual pockets of...
Evidence from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and Galaxy Evolution Explorer missions provide support for...
This diagram illustrates research from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer showing that black holes once they reach a...
A brilliant burst of star formation is revealed in this image combining observations from NASA Spitzer and Hubble...
This artist concept shows microscopic crystals in the dusty disk surrounding a brown dwarf, or failed star. The...
The route of NASA Mars Curiosity rover up the slopes of Mount Sharp on Mars is indicated in yellow in this image....
This image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows the galaxy NGC 300, located about seven million light-years...
In combined data from ESA Herschel and NASA Spitzer telescopes, irregular distribution of dust in the Small...
This artist concept depicts a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer...
Infrared images from instruments at Kitt Peak National Observatory left and NASA Spitzer Space Telescope document...