One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
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Hubble Telescope sets its eyes on cosmic cotton candy near the Tarantula Nebula (photo)
Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope shocks scientists with image of ancient galaxy roaring back to life
The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on Leo P, a tiny galaxy with some big things to say about star formation.
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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library via Getty Images Meet Quipu, a new contender for the largest known structure in the ...
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Astronomers have brought you a space Valentine: The Tarantula of the cosmos
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
5 MOST MYSTERIOUS SPACE PHOTOS EVER TAKEN BY NASA
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals stunning cosmic images, enhancing our understanding of the universe's mysteries.
5 colourful images of the Universe captured by NASA
NASA frequently shares cosmic images, revealing intriguing details about star-forming regions, black holes, galaxies and ...
Hubble’s New Image of Tarantula Nebula Showcases Cosmic Dust and Star Formation
Hubble’s latest image of the Tarantula Nebula highlights cosmic dust, interstellar gas, and active star formation.
Hubble Captures a Stunning Cosmic Cloud That Builds Stars
The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.
Prawn nebula: A massive stellar nursery located in the constellation Scorpius, about 6,000 light years from Earth. the prawn nebula stretches 250 light-years and covers …
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Hubble studies the Tarantula Nebula's outskirts
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy situated about 160,000 ... star-forming region in the local universe. At its center, the Tarantula Nebula hosts the most massive stars known, weighing ...