Hubble Observes Ongoing Merger of Two Massive Galaxies: Arp 105

Hubble Observes Ongoing Merger of Two Massive Galaxies: Arp 105

Arp 105 is identified by a tidal tail of stars and gas more than 362,000 light-years long. The elliptical galaxy NGC 3561B (upper left) and the spiral nebula NGC 3561A…

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Webb Observes Mysterious Herbig-Haro Object in Taurus Molecular Cloud

Webb Observes Mysterious Herbig-Haro Object in Taurus Molecular Cloud

Utilizing the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have actually caught a sensational picture of the edge-on protoplanetary disk…

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Hubble Observes Emission Nebula in Small Magellanic Cloud: NGC 261

Hubble Observes Emission Nebula in Small Magellanic Cloud: NGC 261

NGC 261 lives within the Small Magellanic Cloud, among our Milky Way Galaxy’s closest next-door neighbors. This Hubble image reveals NGC 261, an emission nebula some 200,000 light-years far from…

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