Cosmic universe

The Hubble telescope was launched into space in April 1990 and sent back to Earth amazing images taken in the universe. Here are the best pictures.

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The Cat's Eye Nebula is located three thousand light-years from Earth.

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Looks like a seahorse but the black streak in this image is essentially a column of dust created during star formation near the Tarantula galaxy.

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The M104 spiral galaxy has a bright white core, surrounded by cosmic dust lines that make it look like a hat and resembles its name Sombrero Galaxy (Hat-shaped Galaxy).

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In 1787, astronomer William Herschel discovered the Eskimo nebula with a human head shape, surrounded by a hat.

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NGC Cone Nebula 2264 is believed to look like the image of Jesus.

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Nebula NGC 2818 with surrounding halo in gaseous form.

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This photo is often referred to as the Starry Night name, implying Vincent van Gogh's painting. The surface of the star V838 Mon suddenly expanded, making it the brightest star in the Milky Way in January 2002.

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The Nebula IC 4406 looks like a rectangle but is actually cylindrical and taken from one side.