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Huge butterfly wings in the universe
After being repaired, the Hubble space telescope sent extremely sharp images to Earth, including a butterfly-shaped nebula.
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3 galaxies play gravity-giving game
Located 100 million light-years away at the constellation Piscis Austrinus (Southern Fish), the three galaxies playing for and receiving can lead to a combination of the…
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Black hole flushed from Centaurus A
Scientists take a new look at the Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128) when the rays and lobes emanating from the central black hole are recorded by wavelengths of light below…
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Stars sparkle through photos
NGC 2264 is located 2,600 light-years from Earth in the faint constellation Unicorn of Monoceros, not far from the familiar Hunter constellation of Orion.
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The heaviest physicists 'scales' in the galaxy
The theoretical models of star formation have hypothesized the existence of extremely large stars that could reach 150 times the mass of the sun.
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Stars formed from the wind
The terrestrial and space telescope combined to capture a picture provides a new perspective on the region's history with a great deal of NGC 346.
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Monsters from the field in space
The Hubble Space Telescope has solved a puzzling problem about the giant fibers formed by the strong uterus surrounding the galaxy NGC 1275
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Latest images of cosmic black holes
With the 8.2-meter European VLT telescope, scientists have captured an extremely clear picture of the environment around the central black hole of the Thien Ha strip NGC…
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Beautiful astronomical photos last week
Invite you to admire the beautiful astronomical images - the universe of NASA last week.
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Beautiful astronomical photos in the past week
You can admire NASA photos of astronomy - space last week.
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The most outstanding cosmic photos last week
Look back at the most beautiful and outstanding photos selected by National Geographic last week.
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Fanciful astronomical photos
The gas emits bright lights in the nebula, the formation of stars, Saturn's satellites are beautiful scenes of the universe during the week.
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Photo of the universe: Pink balloons in the galaxy
NGC 281 nebula shines like gems, aurora viewed from ISS, pink bubbles in the universe, ... are the most beautiful cosmic images in the past week.
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Close up of the 'breeding' star
The dazzling beauty of NGC 4214 dwarf galaxy is disturbed by star formation,
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The giant 'Ring' in the universe
The glowing ring nebula is one of the most impressive astronomical images of the week.