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The interstellar comet 2I/Borisov, an alien visitor from another star. The pointy ears are a dead giveaway. NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (University of California, Los Angeles)
Update: The interstellar comet 2I/Borisov is still not acting very alien
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Happy Halloween, from a giant space tardigrade!
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A dense clump of dust in the Carina Nebula, sculpted by intense radiation of newborn stars, looks like a giant space tardigrade. Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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Hubble observes an alien visitor: the comet 2I/Borisov
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Hubble Space Telescope image of the comet 2I/Borisov (formerly C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)). The blue color was added to a grayscale image. Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (University of California, Los Angeles)
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Citizen scientists find asteroids in Hubble images
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As Hubble observed the Crab Nebula supernova remnant, a small main-belt asteroid photobombed the image, leaving behind a curved streak due to Hubble’s orbital motion around the Earth. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Thévenot (@AstroMelina); CC BY 4.0
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Water vapor detected in the atmosphere of a temperate mini-Neptune exoplanet
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Sep 12, 2019
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Artwork depicting the mini-Neptune exoplanet K2-18b, recently discovered to have water vapor in its atmosphere. Credit: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser
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That's OK, NGC 3242: Having that much gas would make anyone edgy
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Sep 6, 2019
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The edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3432 shows off a lot of gas clouds in this image from Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Filippenko, R. Jansen
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Watch the expansion of the Cas A supernova remnant with your own eyes!
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Aug 29, 2019
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A stunning image of the supernova remnant Cas A combines visible light images from Hubble with X-ray observations by Chandra. The different colors represent different energies of the light.
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A little gorgeousness for you, c/o the spiral galaxy M61
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Aug 23, 2019
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The center of the galaxy M61 shows the spiral pattern goes right down to the core. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Det58
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Solving the riddle of the edge-on galaxy NGC 5866
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Aug 12, 2019
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A deep image of NGC 5866 reveals huge streams of stars looping around it; clear evidence of a recent galactic collision. Credit: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
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Jupiter from Hubble: Enormous, magnificent, and… fading at the edge?
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Aug 9, 2019
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Jupiter on June 27, 2019 as seen by Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley)
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NGC 1569: A nearby galaxy bursting with star birth
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Jul 17, 2019
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The nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 is bursting with new stars.
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The Universe does fireworks way better. Meet Eta Carinae.
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Jul 4, 2019
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The mighty star Eta Carinae (actually a binary star), one of the most massive and luminous stars in the galaxy. Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of Arizona, Tucson), and J. Morse (BoldlyGo Institute, New York)
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A cosmic blue iris nebula blooms among the brown dust
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Jun 26, 2019
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The Iris Nebula is a dust cloud about 1,180 light years away, reflecting the light from a nearby blue star. Credit: Adam Block/Steward Observatory/University of Arizona
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A lopsided trail of galactic destruction… and construction
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Jun 25, 2019
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The dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4485 has a lot of gas and star formation going on either in it or nearby, due to the influence of another galaxy.
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Westerlund-1: A star cluster full of monsters
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Jun 14, 2019
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Westerlund-1, one of the most massive star clusters in the Milky Way. ALMA observations (red), superposed on a Hubble image, indicate several of the stars are enshrouded in warm dust. Credit: ESO/D. Fenech et al.; ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
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The salty ocean of Europa: Table salt found on Jupiter's moon
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Jun 13, 2019
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