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NASA’s Great Observatories Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy
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NASA's Great Observatories continue Galileo's legacy with stunning images and breakthrough science from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space…
Feb 10, 2009
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Spitzer Space Telescope’s View of Galaxy Messier 101
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The galaxy Messier 101 is a swirling spiral of stars, gas, and dust. Messier 101 is nearly twice as wide…
Feb 10, 2009
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“No Organics” Zone Circles Pinwheel
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The Pinwheel galaxy, otherwise known as Messier 101, sports bright reddish edges in this new infrared image from NASA's Spitzer…
Jul 21, 2008
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Pinwheel Looks ‘Fab’ in Infrared
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The tangled arms of the Pinwheel galaxy, otherwise known as Messier 101, are decked out in red in this new…
Jul 21, 2008
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