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Hubble Examines Stars Ensconced in a Cocoon of Gas
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An open cluster of stars shines through misty, cocoon-like gas clouds in this Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 460.…

Mar 8, 2025
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Hubble Studies the Tarantula Nebula’s Outskirts
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies,…

Jan 24, 2025
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LMC Passing through Milky Way Halo (Artist’s Concept)
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This artist's concept shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, in the foreground as it passes through the gaseous halo…

Nov 14, 2024
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LMC Passing through Milky Way Halo (3-Panel Artist’s Concept)
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This artist's concept illustrates the Large Magellanic Cloud's (LMC's) encounter with the Milky Way galaxy's gaseous halo. In the top…

Nov 14, 2024
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Closeup of the LMC and Its Halo (Artist’s Concept)
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This artist's concept shows a closeup of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf galaxy that is one of the…

Nov 14, 2024
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NASA’s Hubble Sees Aftermath of Galaxy’s Scrape with Milky Way
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A story of survival is unfolding at the outer reaches of our galaxy, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing…

Nov 14, 2024
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Using Quasars to Map the Magellanic Corona
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Researchers have used spectroscopic observations of ultraviolet light from quasars to detect and map the Magellanic Corona, a diffuse halo…

Sep 28, 2022
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Hubble Detects Protective Shield Defending a Pair of Dwarf Galaxies
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For billions of years, the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxies – the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds – have followed…

Sep 28, 2022
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Spatial Distribution of NGC 346 Stars
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The massive star cluster NGC 346, located in the Small Magellanic Cloud, has long intrigued astronomers with its unusual shape.…

Sep 8, 2022
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