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Space photo of the week: The tilted spiral galaxy that took Hubble 23 years to captureIn this special Hubble image 23 years in the making, the sparkling spiral galaxy UGC 10043 reveals the secrets of its unusually big bulge.
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Astronomers spot 1 of the most powerful 'sonic booms' in the universe as massive galaxy crashes into its neighborsA shockwave caused by the galaxy NGC 7318b slamming into four other galaxies is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter." Astronomers hope the event will reveal vital secrets about the often-violent evolution of our universe.
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NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope sees 'knots' blasting from nearby black hole jetsA fresh analysis of decades-old X-ray black hole jet data has revealed bright, lumpy features with mysterious speed changes.
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Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a 'cannonball galaxy' blasting through spaceThe Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy under the "ram pressure" inside a massive cluster of galaxies.
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows whyThe Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter's Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could this be related to its overall shrinking?
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There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought, Hubble research revealsNew research can help us understand how supermassive black holes formed — and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected.
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Black hole 'blowtorch' is causing nearby stars to explode, Hubble telescope revealsStar explosions called novas are happening twice as often near a gargantuan black hole jet as they are in the rest of the galaxy, and astronomers aren't sure why.
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The Andromeda Galaxy glows rosy red in gorgeous new Hubble Telescope imageThe Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbor, glows brightly in a new Hubble Space Telescope image with swathes of ionized gas that fuel star formation.
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Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope imageThe Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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