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Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists
By Jamie Carter published
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away. Remarkably, the spiral galaxy has only one visible arm.

Space photo of the week: Record-breaking James Webb telescope image captures 1,678 galaxy groups at once
By Jamie Carter published
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope for the largest and deepest sample of galaxy groups, some of which were up to 12 billion light-years away.

Space photo of the week: Iconic 'Eagle Nebula' gets a major glow-up on Hubble's 35th anniversary
By Jamie Carter published
One of the Hubble Space Telescope's most iconic images has been reprocessed using the latest techniques.

James Webb telescope reveals hidden past of the Crystal Ball Nebula - Space Photo of the Week
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula studied since the late 1800s.

Mars rises over the moon's horizon at the best possible time
By Jamie Carter published
A new image has emerged of the Red Planet rising above the lunar limb after being occulted by the moon in January.

Space photo of the week: The chaotic heart of the Milky Way like you've never seen it before
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has teamed up with the MeerKAT radio telescope array to explore how magnetic fields affect star formation at the chaotic center of the Milky Way.

Space photo of the week: Hubble zooms in on the glittering galaxy next door
By Jamie Carter published
The Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 200,000 light-years from the solar system, can be seen with the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.

Space photo of the week: The last sight you see before dying on the moon
By Jamie Carter published
The final act of the Blue Ghost lander's busy two weeks on the moon was to send back sunset shots featuring Earth and Venus.
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