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Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma ...
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its classification.
About 72 percent of the galaxies we’ve studied are spiral, like ours, but there are two other types of galaxies out there that we’ve observed. Elliptical galaxies are, well, elliptical in shape.
Cosmic Guitar Elliptical galaxy NGC 3561B (upper left) and spiral galaxy NGC 3561A (lower right) form a shimmering guitar shape in the ongoing merger known collectively as Arp 105.
Seen from Earth, the giant elliptical galaxy M87 is just a two-dimensional blob, though one that appears perfectly symmetrical and thus a favored target of amateur astronomers.
Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in the galaxy. These scorching worlds are as massive as Jupiter, and they swing wildly close to their star, whirling around in a few days compared ...
NASA released 25 new pictures in honor of the Chandra telescope's quarter-of-a-century anniversary in space.
The image has been released as part of celebrations to commemorate Hubble's 35th anniversary this year.
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The majority of the thousands of galaxies we’ve discovered out in the universe fit into relatively well-defined categories: spiral galaxies like our Milky Way, elliptical galaxies which are long ...
The telescope also picks up Jupiter’s faint rings, which are only one-millionth the brightness of Jupiter itself, against a backdrop of even fainter and farther galaxies.
About 72 percent of the galaxies we’ve studied are spiral, like ours, but there are two other types of galaxies out there that we’ve observed. Elliptical galaxies are, well, elliptical in shape.