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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope snaps a cosmic leviathan
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope snaps a cosmic leviathan

[ad_1] It is always mesmerizing to see how the Hubble Space Telescope manages to capture fascinating images of space and galaxies that are millions and billions of light years away. Space agencies with such strong instruments can discover so many mysteries that are beyond our general comprehension and understanding. Yet again, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped an image of a massive cosmic leviathan - the Abell 3322 galaxy cluster. Along with the cluster, the telescope was also able to feature galaxy 2MASX J05101744-4519179 in the same image.About Abell 3322According to a NASA report, the cosmic cluster named Abell 3322 was captured by ESA/ Hubble and NASA. The cluster is reported to be 2.6 billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Pictor. In the image, we can see soo m...
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 5 April 2023: Rubin’s Galaxy shot by Hubble Telescope
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 5 April 2023: Rubin’s Galaxy shot by Hubble Telescope

[ad_1] Our Milky Way Galaxy spans about 100,000 light-years but it is not even close to being the largest galaxy in the Universe. The title of that goes to the Rubin's Galaxy, the largest known in the local universe. According to NASA, it is a spiral galaxy that contains over 1 trillion stars. That is over 10 times as many stars as in our own Milky Way Galaxy.Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day, taken by the Hubble Telescope, is UGC 2885, also known as Rubin's Galaxy. It has been named after astronomer Vera Rubin (1928 – 2016), who studied the galaxy's rotation rate in search of dark matter. Rubin's Galaxy is located about 232 million light-years away in the northern constellation Perseus and spans about 800,000 light-years across. It is the largest known galaxy in the local Unive...
Hubble Space Telescope snaps a radiant image of barred spiral galaxy
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Hubble Space Telescope snaps a radiant image of barred spiral galaxy

[ad_1] Don't write off the Hubble Space Telescope as yet, the old faithful has just captured a beautiful barred galaxy. The James Webb Space Telescope may well be looking farther back in time than the old veteran Hubble Space Telescope ever could with its dated technology, but that is not stopping it from unveiling awesome new secrets out there in deep space. And yes, Bubble Telescope has done it again. Barred spiral galaxies are latecomers to the Universe. Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. A barred galaxy is easily distinguishable because of its well-defined central bar and long arms, which spiral loosely around its nucleus. As revealed by surveys, about two-thirds of spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way galaxy, contain a bar. Recent studies have shown...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope just captured a glittering space neighbour
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope just captured a glittering space neighbour

[ad_1] NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is famous for capturing some of the most mysterious space images ever. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is famous for capturing some of the most mysterious space images ever. These images are informative and help scientists in making new discoveries. Hubble Telescope is working even after the deployment of the new James Webb Space Telescope. It should have been retired by now, but Hubble Telescope keeps making new space discoveries and that makes it an extremely valuable asset. NASA's old Hubble telescope recently captured a glittering neighbour; the image looks beautiful but the main attraction is about the information and mystery it has provided to scientists to solve. Hubble captured a glittering neighbour, which is a small part of the Small Mag...
670-million light years away! NASA Hubble Space Telescope snaps stunning galaxy merger
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670-million light years away! NASA Hubble Space Telescope snaps stunning galaxy merger

[ad_1] NASA has shared a stunning image of merging galaxies captured by the Hubble Telescope. NASA's old faithful flying observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope never lets a chance go abegging when it comes to surprising everyone with its uncomonly rare and exciting discoveries. Yet again, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared a breathtaking glimpse of a rare merger of two galaxies taken by the Hubble Telescope. Thanks to the amazing capabilities of the more than 30-year old Hubble Telescope, which witnessed this unusual phenomenon the world has got the chance to grab a glimpse of a rare galaxy out there in space. NASA revealed that the stunning photo depicts the Galaxy merger Arp-Madore 417-391.While sharing details about this Galaxy merger, NASA says, “...
Tech miracle Hubble Space Telescope captures marvellous swirling galaxy 180-mn light years away
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Tech miracle Hubble Space Telescope captures marvellous swirling galaxy 180-mn light years away

[ad_1] The spiral galaxy image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope is the NGC 1961. Know more about it here. The James Webb Space Telescope has been in the news ever since it was launched recently and since then it has been integral in pushing the limits of human knowledge ever farther to the beginnings of time. However, the much older Hubble Space Telescope still cannot be considered a slouch as it has been making some spectacular discoveries of its own across the universe. This time, the Hubble Telescope has captured the Galaxy NGC 1961 which seems to be unfurling its gorgeous spiral arms, located about 180 million light-years away from Earth, residing in the constellation Camelopardalis. The breathtaking Hubble image of...