Hubble Heritage's photostream  

Thanks to the presence of a natural "telephoto lens" in space, this is a close-up look...

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Uploaded on Feb 21, 2012

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This movie presents a visualization of the star-forming region known as S106. This...

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Uploaded on Jan 6, 2012

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Sharpless 2-106, Sh2-106 or S106 for short, a bipolar star-forming region, lies nearly 2,000...

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Uploaded on Dec 15, 2011

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This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows globular cluster NGC 1846, a...

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Uploaded on Nov 22, 2011

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Four and a half billion light years away in the constellation Virgo, scores of galaxies have been...

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Uploaded on Oct 26, 2011

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The "Necklace Nebula," also called PN G054.2-03.4, is the exploded aftermath of a giant...

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Uploaded on Aug 15, 2011

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This movie shows Neptune, the outer-most gas-giant planet in our Solar System. Clouds are seen...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2011

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Neptune has arrived at the same location in space where it was discovered nearly 165 years...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2011

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Resembling looming rain clouds on a stormy day, dark lanes of dust crisscross the...

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Uploaded on Jun 16, 2011

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The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10 million...

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Uploaded on May 12, 2011

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In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment into space,...

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Uploaded on Apr 20, 2011

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The brilliant, blue glow of young stars traces the graceful spiral arms of galaxy NGC 5584 in...

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Uploaded on Mar 18, 2011

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Hubble Space Telescope reveals a majestic disk of stars and dust lanes in this view of the...

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Uploaded on Feb 17, 2011

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A delicate sphere of gas, photographed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, floats serenely in the...

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Uploaded on Dec 14, 2010

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This face-on spiral galaxy, called NGC 3982, is striking for its rich tapestry of star...

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Uploaded on Oct 28, 2010

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These one-light-year-tall pillars of cold hydrogen and dust, imaged by the Hubble...

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Uploaded on Sep 22, 2010

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A long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image shows a majestic face-on spiral galaxy located deep...

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Uploaded on Aug 10, 2010

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Like a July 4 fireworks display, a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an...

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Uploaded on Jul 8, 2010

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