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2008
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6/3/2008
STScI-2008-21
3. White Dwarf Lost in Planetary Nebula
Call it the case of the missing dwarf. A team of stellar astronomers is engaged in an interstellar CSI (crime scene investigation). They have two suspects, traces of assault... (More)
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3/4/2008
STScI-2008-13
4. The Last Confessions of a Dying Star
Probing a glowing bubble of gas and dust encircling a dying Sun-like star, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a wealth of previously unseen structures in planetary... (More)
2007
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9/11/2007
STScI-2007-33
6. Hubble Captures Stars Going Out in Style
The colorful, intricate shapes in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveal how the glowing gas ejected by dying Sun-like stars evolves dramatically over time. (More)
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8/2/2007
STScI-2007-30
7. Uncovering the Veil Nebula
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographed three magnificent sections of the Veil Nebula -- the shattered remains of a supernova that exploded thousands of years ago. This series of images provides... (More)
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4/24/2007
STScI-2007-16
8. The Carina Nebula: Star Birth in the Extreme
In celebration of the 17th anniversary of the launch and deployment of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers is releasing one of the largest panoramic... (More)
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2/13/2007
STScI-2007-09
9. The Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the colorful "last hurrah" of a star like our Sun. The star is ending its life by casting... (More)
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2006
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12/19/2006
STScI-2006-55
12. Celestial Season's Greetings from Hubble
Swirls of gas and dust reside in this ethereal-looking region of star formation imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. This majestic view of LH 95, located in the Large Magellanic... (More)
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12/11/2006
STScI-2006-54
13. Heavyweight Stars Light Up Nebula NGC 6357
The small open star cluster Pismis 24 lies in the core of the large emission nebula NGC 6357 in Scorpius, about 8,000 light-years away from Earth. Some of the stars in this cluster... (More)
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7/31/2006
STScI-2006-35
17. Extraterrestrial Fireworks
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a cosmic explosion that is quite similar to fireworks on Earth. In the nearby galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud, a massive star has exploded... (More)
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4/4/2006
STScI-2006-13
19. Nearby Dust Clouds in the Milky Way
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed dense knots of dust and gas in our Milky Way Galaxy. This cosmic dust is a concentration of elements that are responsible... (More)
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2005
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12/1/2005
STScI-2005-37
21. A Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion. Japanese and Chinese astronomers recorded this violent... (More)
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11/10/2005
STScI-2005-35
22. Young Stars Sculpt Gas with Powerful Outflows
This image of star cluster NGC 346 and its surrounding star-formation region was taken in July 2004 with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. (More)
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6/7/2005
STScI-2005-15
24. Supernova Remnant Menagerie
A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant. Denoted N 63A, the object is the remains of a massive... (More)
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2004
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12/16/2004
STScI-2004-32
28. A New Twist on an Old Nebula
Looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to celestial objects like galaxies and nebulas. These objects are so far away that astronomers cannot see their three-dimensional... (More)
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8/12/2004
STScI-2004-26
30. Hubble Peers Inside a Celestial Geode
In this unusual image, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of the celestial equivalent of a geode -- a gas cavity carved by the stellar wind and intense ultraviolet... (More)
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5/11/2004
STScI-2004-11
33. Dying Star Sculpts Rungs of Gas and Dust
Astronomers may not have observed the fabled "Stairway to Heaven," but they have photographed something almost as intriguing: ladder-like structures surrounding... (More)
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5/3/2004
STScI-2004-46
34. Demise in Fire and Ice
The Bug Nebula, NGC 6302, is one of the brightest and most extreme planetary nebulae known. The fiery, dying star at its center is shrouded by a blanket of icy hailstones. (More)
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2003
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7/3/2003
STScI-2003-20
38. Celestial Fireworks
Resembling the puffs of smoke and sparks from a summer fireworks display in this image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, these delicate filaments are actually sheets of debris from a stellar... (More)
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6/5/2003
STScI-2003-16
39. Supernova Shock Wave Paints Cosmic Portrait
Remnants from a star that exploded thousands of years ago created a celestial abstract portrait, as captured in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pencil Nebula. Officially... (More)
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4/3/2003
STScI-2003-09
42. Rainbow Image of a Dusty Star
Resembling a rippling pool illuminated by underwater lights, the Egg Nebula offers astronomers a special look at the normally invisible dust shells swaddling an aging star. (More)
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2/10/2003
STScI-2003-06
44. Close-up of M27, the Dumbbell Nebula
An aging star's last hurrah is creating a flurry of glowing knots of gas that appear to be streaking through space in this close-up image of the Dumbbell Nebula... (More)
2002
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11/7/2002
STScI-2002-25
46. An Old Star Gives Up the Ghost
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught a glimpse of a colorful cosmic ghost, the glowing remains of a dying star called NGC 6369. The glowing apparition is known to amateur... (More)
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6/13/2002
STScI-2002-14
50. Beauty in the Eye of Hubble
The Hubble telescope reveals a rainbow of colors in this dying star, called IC 4406. Like many other so-called planetary nebulae, IC 4406 exhibits a high degree of symmetry. (More)
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5/9/2002
STScI-2002-12
52. Gaseous Streamers Flutter in Stellar Breeze
N44C is the designation for a region of ionized hydrogen gas surrounding an association of young stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a nearby, small companion... (More)
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3/6/2002
STScI-2002-05
53. A Bow Shock Near a Young Star
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to reveal various stunning and intricate treasures that reside within the nearby, intense star-forming... (More)
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1/3/2002
STScI-2002-01
54. Thackeray's Globules in IC 2944
Strangely glowing dark clouds float serenely in this remarkable and beautiful image taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. These dense, opaque dust clouds — known as "globules" —... (More)
2001
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3/28/2001
STScI-2001-11
60. Massive Infant Stars Rock their Cradle
Extremely intense radiation from newly born, ultra-bright stars has blown a glowing spherical bubble in the nebula N83B, also known as NGC 1748. A new Hubble telescope... (More)
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2000
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12/6/2000
STScI-2000-36
62. Ghostly Reflections in the Pleiades
This ghostly apparition is actually an interstellar cloud caught in the process of destruction by strong radiation from a nearby hot star. This haunting picture, snapped... (More)
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9/7/2000
STScI-2000-28
64. IC 418: The "Spirograph" Nebula
Glowing like a multi-faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC 418 lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lepus. In this picture, the Hubble telescope reveals some remarkable... (More)
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8/31/2000
STScI-2000-24
65. He 2-90's Appearance Deceives Astronomers
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have stumbled upon a mysterious object that is grudgingly yielding clues to its identity. A quick glance at the Hubble picture... (More)
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8/3/2000
STScI-2000-25
67. A Dying Star in Globular Cluster M15
The globular cluster M15 is shown in this color image obtained with the Hubble telescope. Lying some 40,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus... (More)
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7/13/2000
STScI-2000-23
68. Hubble Watches Star Tear Apart its Neighborhood
The Hubble telescope has snapped a view of a stellar demolition zone in our Milky Way Galaxy: a massive star, nearing the end of its life, tearing apart the shell of surrounding... (More)
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6/1/2000
STScI-2000-15
69. Peering into the Heart of the Crab Nebula
In the year 1054 A.D., Chinese astronomers were startled by the appearance of a new star, so bright that it was visible in broad daylight for several weeks. (More)
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4/6/2000
STScI-2000-12
70. The Glowing Eye of NGC 6751
The Hubble telescope has spied a giant celestial "eye," known as planetary nebula NGC 6751. The Hubble Heritage Project is releasing this picture to commemorate the Hubble telescope's... (More)
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3/9/2000
STScI-2000-09
71. Hubble Surveys Dying Stars in Nearby Galaxy
From ground-based telescopes, the glowing gaseous debris surrounding dying, sun-like stars in a nearby galaxy, called the Large Magellanic Cloud, appear as small, shapeless... (More)
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2/3/2000
STScI-2000-06
73. Light and Shadow in the Carina Nebula
When 19th century astronomer Sir John Herschel spied a swirling cloud of gas with a hole punched through it, he dubbed it the Keyhole Nebula. Now the Hubble telescope... (More)
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1/24/2000
STScI-2000-07
74. Hubble Reopens Its Eye on the Universe
The Hubble telescope reopened its "eye" on the universe following a successful December 1999 servicing mission by imaging a Sun-like star, dubbed the "Eskimo Nebula"... (More)
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1/13/2000
STScI-2000-04
75. An Expanding Bubble in Space
A star 40 times more massive than the Sun is blowing a giant bubble of material into space. In this colorful picture, the Hubble telescope has captured a glimpse of the expanding bubble... (More)
1999
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11/9/1999
STScI-1999-42
76. The Trifid Nebula: Stellar Sibling Rivalry
This Hubble telescope image of the Trifid Nebula reveals a stellar nursery being torn apart by radiation from a nearby, massive star. The picture also provides a peek at embryonic... (More)
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10/7/1999
STScI-1999-35
78. Hubble Heritage Project's First Anniversary
To mark the first anniversary of the Hubble Heritage Project, we present four Hubble telescope images of nebulae surrounding stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy. ... (More)
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8/24/1999
STScI-1999-32
80. Symbiotic Star Blows Bubbles into Space
A tempestuous relationship between an unlikely pair of stars may have created an oddly shaped gaseous nebula that resembles nesting hourglasses. (More)
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1998
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11/5/1998
STScI-1998-39
85. A Glowing Pool of Light
NGC 3132 is a striking example of a planetary nebula. This expanding cloud of gas surrounding a dying star is known to amateur astronomers in the Southern Hemisphere as the "Eight-Burst"... (More)
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10/22/1998
STScI-1998-36
87. Turtle in Space Describes New Hubble Image
The Hubble telescope has shown us that the shrouds of gas surrounding dying, Sun-like stars (called planetary nebulae) come in a variety of strange shapes, from an "hourglass"... (More)
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10/21/1998
STScI-1998-28
88. Astronomers Unveil Colorful Hubble Photo Gallery
A vibrant celestial photo album of some of NASA Hubble Space Telescope's most stunning views of the universe is being unveiled today on the Internet. Called the Hubble Heritage... (More)
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3/19/1998
STScI-1998-11
91. Hubble Captures the Shrouds of Dying Stars
The Hubble telescope continues to capture stunning, colorful snapshots of stellar burnout. These images reveal the beauty and complexity of planetary nebulae, the glowing... (More)
1997
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6/9/1997
STScI-1997-16
94. Hubble Snaps "Family Portrait"
The Hubble telescope's infrared camera has peered into the Cone Nebula, revealing a stunning picture of six babies, Sun-like stars surrounding their mother, a bright, massive star. (More)
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5/12/1997
STScI-1997-11
96. Hubble Peers into Heart of Dying Star
The Egg Nebula, also known as CRL 2688, is shown on the left as it appears in visible light and on the right as it looks in infrared light. Both Hubble views recount... (More)
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1996
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8/7/1996
STScI-1996-27
99. Giant Star Birth Region in Neighboring Galaxy
The colorful picture on the right is a Hubble telescope snapshot of a vast nebula of dust and gas called NGC 604, which lies in the neighboring spiral galaxy M33. ... (More)
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