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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope creates largest photomosaic ever made of "train wreck" Andromeda galaxy with over 2.5 billion pixels

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and can be seen with the naked eye on a clear autumn night as “a faint cigar-shaped object roughly the apparent angular diameter of our Moon” according to NASA.

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NASA's Hubble traces hidden history of Andromeda galaxy

In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way -- the magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31).

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2.5-Billion-Pixel Andromeda Galaxy Panorama Worth The Decade Of Hubble Observations

Andromeda is the closest large galaxy to the Milky Way. And it is getting closer, as the two will merge in several billion years. It has been an object of study for centuries, but we have never seen it like this.

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Was Never Meant to Look at the Sun. Astronomers Tried It Anyway

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...

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NASA Hubble Space Telescope’s detailed image reveals Andromeda galaxy's evolution and star formation

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided unprecedented details about the Andromeda galaxy's history and characteristics.

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NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds

That could soon change, thanks to a new NASA flagship telescope being designed to seek out strange new worlds that could ...

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Hubble tracks down a 'blue lurker' among stars

Our sun is a lonely star. At least half the stars in our galaxy have binary companions. This was nicely illustrated in the ...

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Hubble Unveils the Brilliant Chaos of Star Birth in the Tarantula Nebula

Dive into a celestial masterpiece with the Hubble Space Telescope's latest snapshot of the Large Magellanic Cloud, showcasing ...

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Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)

A newly released Hubble pic shows the galaxy LEDA 22057, where the supernova explosion occurred. The spiral galaxy's swirling ...

Hubble captures a 'blue lurker' multi-star system

Discover the fascinating story of the 'blue lurker,' a mysterious star in the M67 star cluster studied by NASA's Hubble ...

Space photo of the week: The tilted spiral galaxy that took Hubble 23 years to capture

In this special Hubble image 23 years in the making, the sparkling spiral galaxy UGC 10043 reveals the secrets of its ...

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An ancient 3-star system give this 'blue lurker' a turbo boost, Hubble Space Telescope reveals

"We have by and large been ignoring triples in models and simulations — we're just starting to understand how these types of ...

Hubble budget cuts could impact science and mission operations

Proposed budget reductions for the Hubble Space Telescope would impact research and outreach as well as increase the risk to ...

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Hubble Telescope Captures Stunning View of Orion Nebula’s Protostars

The Hubble Space Telescope captures extraordinary images of young stars, shedding light on star formation in the Orion Nebula.

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