The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, i...
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy cluster’s gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped...
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The galaxy Messier 74 lies at a distanc...
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The galaxy Messier 74 lies at a distance of over 30 million light years. In this latest image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope the enormous swirls of this stunning spiral galaxy arc across space, adorned with glowing pink regions of hydrogen gas and lit by the pale blue light of millions...
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Have you ever wondered why some telesco...
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Have you ever wondered why some telescopes are launched into space while others are built on remote mountain tops? What is actually the best for astronomy? Here we provide a ringside view of the fight for the elusive photons from deep space - is it a battle of the telescope giants? Read more on: ...
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By scrutinising the Hubble Ultra Deep f...
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By scrutinising the Hubble Ultra Deep field - the deepest image of the sky ever made - the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope have joined forces to discover nine of the smallest, faintest, most compact galaxies ever observed in the distant Universe. Read more on...
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Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telesco...
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Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found the first clear evidence of high altitude haze or clouds in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet. This discovery reveals a deeper understanding of the class of giant planets that astronomers call 'hot Jupiters'. More on: http://...
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An international team of astronomers us...
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An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a ghostly ring of dark matter formed long ago during a colossal collision between two galaxy clusters. This is the first time that dark matter has been found with a distribution that differs substantiall...
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has...
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular image of NGC 3603, a giant nebula hosting one of the most prominent massive young clusters in the Milky Way. This is a splendid location for continued studies of stellar birth in star forming regions. Read more on: http://www.spacete...
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope cel...
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 17th birthday with one of the largest panoramic images ever taken. The violent stellar fireworks of the Carina Nebula. Read more on : http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0707.html
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She’ll be coming around the mountain......
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She’ll be coming around the mountain... when she comes. Survival tips and tricks for the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse, pictures from space via balloons, a samurai sword murder, poodles transformed into not-poodles, and at last... the big WTF is revealed!
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16 Nov 09: The US space shuttle Atlanti...
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16 Nov 09: The US space shuttle Atlantis has blasted off from Florida on a mission to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station .
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Toshiba collaborated with The Mill to f...
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Toshiba collaborated with The Mill to film "the world’s highest commercial," shot 98,000 feet above Nevada's Black Rock desert. To capture the spot's footage, 8 Toshiba hi-def IK-HR1S video cameras and a lightweight chair were suspended from a high altitude helium balloon and floated into strato...
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