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The Making of a Giant Galaxy
Observation • nhsc2013-017a • Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Several telescopes have teamed up to discover a rare and massive merging of two galaxies that took place when the universe was just 3 billion years old. More ...
Hustle and Bustle at Center of Milky Way
Artist Concept • nhsc2013-016a • Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
This artist's concept illustrates the frenzied activity at the core of our Milky Way galaxy. More ...
Distribution of Water in Jupiter's Stratosphere
Observation • nhsc2013-014a • Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
This map shows the distribution of water in the stratosphere of Jupiter as measured with the Herschel space observatory. More ...
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- Image Credit • Water map: ESA/Herschel/T. Cavalié et al.; Jupiter image: NASA/ESA/Reta Beebe (New Mexico State University)
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Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Approaching Jupiter in 1994
Observation • nhsc2013-014b • Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
This is a composite photo, assembled from separate images of Jupiter and comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, as imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in 1994. More ...
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- Image Credit • ASA, ESA, H. Weaver and E. Smith (STScI) and J. Trauger and R. Evans (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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Herschel's View of the Horsehead Nebula
Observation • nhsc2013-013a • Friday, April 19th, 2013
Stunning new view from ESA’s Herschel space observatory of the iconic Horsehead Nebula in the context of its surroundings. More ...
- Image Credit • ESA/Herschel/PACS, SPIRE/N. Schneider, Ph. André, V. Könyves (CEA Saclay, France) for the “Gould Belt survey” Key Programme
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