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What’s a Nova? Inside the Chaos of Erupting and Exploding Stars
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Stars — they shimmer in the night sky, burning hot across the cosmos. But sometimes … they erupt. Enter: novae.…

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NASA’s Hubble Sees a Stellar Volcano
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in…

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Evolution of R Aquarii from 2014-2023 (Timelapse 2)
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This video features five frames spanning from 2014 to 2023 of R Aquarii, a symbiotic binary star that lies approximately…

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Evolution of R Aquarii from 2014-2023 (Timelapse)
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This video features five frames spanning from 2014 to 2023 of R Aquarii, a symbiotic binary star that lies approximately…

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R Aquarii (WFC3 Image)
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in…

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Black Hole Jet and Accompanying Erupting Nova (Artist’s Concept)
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This is an artist's concept looking down into the core of the giant elliptical galaxy M87. A supermassive black hole…

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M87
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A Hubble Space Telescope image of the giant galaxy M87 shows a 3,000-light-year-long jet of plasma blasting from the galaxy's…

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M87 Compass Image
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A Hubble Space Telescope image of the giant galaxy M87 with color key, scale bar, and compass shows a 3,000-light-year-long…

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Enhanced Nova Rate Near the Jet of M87
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This video plots the location of Hubble Space Telescope observations of novae – exploding stars – in the giant elliptical…

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