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NGC 604 in 60 Seconds (03-23-2009)
NGC 604 is a divided neighborhood in the galaxy M33, where some 200 hot, young massive stars reside.
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-- Wall Divides East and West Sides of Cosmic Metropolis
NGC 604 is a divided neighborhood in the galaxy M33, where some 200 hot, young massive stars reside.
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-- Wall Divides East and West Sides of Cosmic Metropolis
M101 in 60 Seconds (02-10-2009)
This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a composite of observations from NASA's three Great Observatories.
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-- A Spectacular Image to Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy
This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a composite of observations from NASA's three Great Observatories.
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-- A Spectacular Image to Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy
M84 in 60 Seconds (12-12-2008)
M84 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster.
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-- Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy
M84 is a massive elliptical galaxy located about 55 million light years from Earth in the Virgo Cluster.
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-- Huge Russian Dolls Surrounding a Galaxy
M81 in 60 Seconds (08-21-2008)
This image of the mammoth spiral galaxy M81, located about 12 million light years away, contains data from four different NASA satellites.
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-- Black Holes Have Simple Feeding Habits
This image of the mammoth spiral galaxy M81, located about 12 million light years away, contains data from four different NASA satellites.
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-- Black Holes Have Simple Feeding Habits
NGC 4258 in 60 Seconds (07-11-2008)
A composite image of NGC 4258, about 25 million light-years from Earth, shows an X-shaped pattern when seen in different types of light.
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-- Mysterious Arms Revealed
A composite image of NGC 4258, about 25 million light-years from Earth, shows an X-shaped pattern when seen in different types of light.
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-- Mysterious Arms Revealed
Just Two Numbers Is All You Need (06-02-2008)
Black holes sound wildly complicated. After all, there are all sorts of bizarre things going on: intense gravity, the warping of the fabric of space, the distortion of time itself. But when it comes to describing black holes, it comes down to just two numbers: the mass of the black hole and its spin.
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-- M33 X-7
Black holes sound wildly complicated. After all, there are all sorts of bizarre things going on: intense gravity, the warping of the fabric of space, the distortion of time itself. But when it comes to describing black holes, it comes down to just two numbers: the mass of the black hole and its spin.
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-- M33 X-7
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