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A dark, dusty pillar stretches across re-released Hubble image
The photo of a 9.5-light-year-long cloud within the Eagle Nebula celebrates the space telescope’s upcoming 35th birthday.
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A gas clump in the Milky Way’s neighborhood might be a ‘dark galaxy’
A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.
A new comet appeared in the sky, then likely disintegrated. But it can still be seen
A newly discovered comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), may have disintegrated. But the remnants are still visible.
Hubble spies a cosmic pillar in the Eagle Nebula
In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new view of the Eagle Nebula. This vast stellar nursery ...
Image: Hubble spots a squid in the whale
Today's rather aquatic-themed NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 77, also known as the ...
Cosmic Castaways: Webb Unveils the Flame Nebula’s Smallest “Almost-Stars”
How small can you go when forming stars and brown dwarfs? The Flame Nebula, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, is a ...