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Mars Oppositions 1995-2007 Caption Every 26 months Mars is opposite the Sun in our nighttime sky. Since 1995, Mars has been at such an "opposition" with the Sun seven times. Credits NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

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Mars Oppositions 1995-2007 Caption Every 26 months Mars is opposite the Sun in our nighttime sky. Since 1995, Mars has been at such an "opposition" with the Sun seven times. Credits NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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"Molten Ring" Galaxy Caption: Hubble Space Telescope's glamour shots of the universe are so revealing they nearly always have a discovery behind them. Credits: Author - Anastasio Díaz-Sánchez (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena); Image - Saurabh Jha (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey); Acknowledgment - Leo Shatz

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"Molten Ring" Galaxy Caption: Hubble Space Telescope's glamour shots of the universe are so revealing they nearly always have a discovery behind them. Credits: Author - Anastasio Díaz-Sánchez (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena); Image - Saurabh Jha (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey); Acknowledgment - Leo Shatz

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Artist's Illustration of SN 2017ein Caption: Artist's Impression of Progenitor Star to a Type Ic Supernova. This is an artist's concept of a blue supergiant star that once existed inside a cluster of young stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 3938, located 65 million light-years away. It exploded as a supernova in 2017, and Hubble Space Telescope archival photos were used to locate the doomed progenitor star, as it looked in 2007. Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)

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Artist's Illustration of SN 2017ein Caption: Artist's Impression of Progenitor Star to a Type Ic Supernova. This is an artist's concept of a blue supergiant star that once existed inside a cluster of young stars in the spiral galaxy NGC 3938, located 65 million light-years away. It exploded as a supernova in 2017, and Hubble Space Telescope archival photos were used to locate the doomed progenitor star, as it looked in 2007. Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Artist's Illustration of Gas Streaming from GJ 3470b Caption: This artist's illustration shows a giant cloud of hydrogen streaming off a warm, Neptune-sized planet just 97 light-years from Earth. The exoplanet is tiny compared to its star, a red dwarf named GJ 3470. The star's intense radiation is heating the hydrogen in the planet's upper atmosphere to a point where it escapes into space. The alien world is losing hydrogen at a rate 100 times faster than a previously observed warm Neptune whose atmosphere is also evaporating away. Credits: NASA, ESA, and D. Player (STScI)

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Artist's Illustration of Gas Streaming from GJ 3470b Caption: This artist's illustration shows a giant cloud of hydrogen streaming off a warm, Neptune-sized planet just 97 light-years from Earth. The exoplanet is tiny compared to its star, a red dwarf named GJ 3470. The star's intense radiation is heating the hydrogen in the planet's upper atmosphere to a point where it escapes into space. The alien world is losing hydrogen at a rate 100 times faster than a previously observed warm Neptune whose atmosphere is also evaporating away. Credits: NASA, ESA, and D. Player (STScI)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Artist's View of Extrasolar Planet WASP-12b Caption: Pitch-Black Exoplanet is Super-Hot. This illustration shows one of the darkest known exoplanets — an alien world as black as fresh asphalt — orbiting a star like our Sun. The day side of the planet, called WASP-12b, eats light rather than reflects it into space. Credits: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

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Artist's View of Extrasolar Planet WASP-12b Caption: Pitch-Black Exoplanet is Super-Hot. This illustration shows one of the darkest known exoplanets — an alien world as black as fresh asphalt — orbiting a star like our Sun. The day side of the planet, called WASP-12b, eats light rather than reflects it into space. Credits: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Color-Stretched Visible-Light Composite of Saturn Credits NASA, ESA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona)

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Color-Stretched Visible-Light Composite of Saturn Credits NASA, ESA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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A Galactic Spectacle Caption A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great Observatories. Credits NASA, ESA, SAO, CXC, JPL-Caltech, and STScI; Acknowledgment: J. DePasquale (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), and B. Whitmore (STScI)

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A Galactic Spectacle Caption A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great Observatories. Credits NASA, ESA, SAO, CXC, JPL-Caltech, and STScI; Acknowledgment: J. DePasquale (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), and B. Whitmore (STScI)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Rainbow Image of the Egg Nebula Caption Resembling a rippling pool illuminated by underwater lights, the Egg Nebula offers astronomers a special look at the normally invisible dust shells swaddling an aging star. Credits NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: W. Sparks (STScI) and R. Sahai (JPL)

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Rainbow Image of the Egg Nebula Caption Resembling a rippling pool illuminated by underwater lights, the Egg Nebula offers astronomers a special look at the normally invisible dust shells swaddling an aging star. Credits NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: W. Sparks (STScI) and R. Sahai (JPL)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 Caption Bold and beautiful, NGC 1300 is a marvelous example of a barred spiral galaxy. Constellation: Eridanus Distance: 69 million light-years (21 megaparsecs) Instrument: Advanced Camera for Surveys/WFC Image Filters: F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I), F658N (H-alpha)

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 Caption Bold and beautiful, NGC 1300 is a marvelous example of a barred spiral galaxy. Constellation: Eridanus Distance: 69 million light-years (21 megaparsecs) Instrument: Advanced Camera for Surveys/WFC Image Filters: F435W (B), F555W (V), F814W (I), F658N (H-alpha)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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blue, and black abstract illustration

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blue, and black abstract illustration

Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash

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Artist's Impression of Planet in the HD 131399 System Caption This artist's impression shows a view of the triple-star system HD 131399 from the giant planet orbiting in the system. The planet is HD 131399Ab and appears at the lower left of the picture. Credits Illustration: NASA and ESO/L. Calçada; Science: NASA, ESO, and K. Wagner (University of Arizona)

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Artist's Impression of Planet in the HD 131399 System Caption This artist's impression shows a view of the triple-star system HD 131399 from the giant planet orbiting in the system. The planet is HD 131399Ab and appears at the lower left of the picture. Credits Illustration: NASA and ESO/L. Calçada; Science: NASA, ESO, and K. Wagner (University of Arizona)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Artist’s Impression of WASP-121b Caption: Too Hot and too Close for Comfort. This artist's illustration shows an alien world that is losing magnesium and iron gas from its atmosphere. The observations represent the first time that so-called "heavy metals"—elements more massive than hydrogen and helium—have been detected escaping from a hot Jupiter, a large gaseous exoplanet orbiting very close to its star. Credits: Artwork: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)

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Artist’s Impression of WASP-121b Caption: Too Hot and too Close for Comfort. This artist's illustration shows an alien world that is losing magnesium and iron gas from its atmosphere. The observations represent the first time that so-called "heavy metals"—elements more massive than hydrogen and helium—have been detected escaping from a hot Jupiter, a large gaseous exoplanet orbiting very close to its star. Credits: Artwork: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Artist's Impression of "Hot Jupiter" Exoplanets Credits: Illustration: NASA and ESA; Science: NASA, ESA, and D. Sing (University of Exeter)

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Artist's Impression of "Hot Jupiter" Exoplanets Credits: Illustration: NASA and ESA; Science: NASA, ESA, and D. Sing (University of Exeter)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Eagle Nebula 'Pillars of Creation' Caption: To kick off Hubble's 25th year in orbit, astronomers used the venerable telescope to revisit one of its most iconic subjects, the so-called "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula (M16).

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Eagle Nebula 'Pillars of Creation' Caption: To kick off Hubble's 25th year in orbit, astronomers used the venerable telescope to revisit one of its most iconic subjects, the so-called "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula (M16).

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 300 Credits NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)

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ANGST Survey Galaxy - NGC 300 Credits NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton and B. Williams (University of Washington)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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Scenario for Mysterious Light Beams from Active Galaxy Caption: This illustration depicts one possible explanation for the mysterious bright rays and dark shadows observed emanating from the blazingly bright center of nearby active galaxy IC 5063. Credits: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levy (STScI)

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Scenario for Mysterious Light Beams from Active Galaxy Caption: This illustration depicts one possible explanation for the mysterious bright rays and dark shadows observed emanating from the blazingly bright center of nearby active galaxy IC 5063. Credits: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levy (STScI)

Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Unsplash

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