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2008 (continued)

1/10/2008 STScI-2008-03 71. The Violent Lives of Galaxies: Caught in the Cosmic Dark Matter Web Astronomers are using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to dissect one of the largest structures in the universe as part of a quest to understand... (More)
1/8/2008 STScI-2008-02 72. Hubble Finds that "Blue Blobs" in Space Are Orphaned Clusters of Stars Hubble Space Telescope's powerful vision has resolved strange objects nicknamed "blue blobs" and found them to be brilliant blue clusters... (More)

2007

12/18/2007 STScI-2007-45 73. Mars: Closest Approach 2007 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this close-up of the red planet Mars when it was just 55 million miles – 88 million kilometers – away. This color image was assembled from a series of exposures... (More)
12/17/2007 STScI-2007-37 74. "Death Star" Galaxy Black Hole Fires at Neighboring Galaxy A powerful jet from a supermassive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new data from NASA observatories. This never-before witnessed galactic... (More)
12/11/2007 STScI-2007-44 75. Hubble Finds that Extrasolar Planet Has a Hazy Sunset A team of astronomers, led by Frederic Pont from the Geneva University Observatory in Switzerland, has detected for the first time strong evidence... (More)
12/5/2007 STScI-2007-43 76. Planet Hunter Geoff Marcy to Give Annual John N. Bahcall Public Lecture Dec. 11 Dr. Geoffrey Marcy, professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the annual John N. Bahcall... (More)
12/4/2007 STScI-2007-42 77. How White Dwarfs Get Their 'Kicks' NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is providing strong evidence that white dwarfs, the burned-out relics of stars, are given a "kick" when they form. The sharp vision of Hubble's Advanced... (More)
11/29/2007 STScI-2007-41 78. Holiday Wishes from the Hubble Space Telescope Resembling festive lights on a holiday wreath, this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the nearby spiral galaxy M74 is an iconic reminder of the impending season. (More)
11/15/2007 STScI-2007-40 79. Hubble Zooms In on Heart of Mystery Comet NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has probed the bright core of Comet 17P/Holmes, which, to the delight of sky watchers, mysteriously brightened by nearly a millionfold... (More)
10/30/2007 STScI-2007-36 80. 'Dancing with the Stars' Takes on a Whole New Twist Two galaxies perform an intricate dance in this new Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxies, containing a vast... (More)