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Closest baby nebula to Earth 'hatches' in strange new Hubble image – Space photo of the weekA stunning new Hubble image reveals the most detailed look yet at the Egg Nebula, the youngest and closest pre-planetary nebula to Earth.
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Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra reveal monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.
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Dramatic death of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) caught on camera — Space photo of the weekThe Gemini North telescope snapped a spectacular view of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart as it emerged from the other side of the sun in October.
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Stellar nursery bursts with newborn stars in hauntingly beautiful Hubble telescope image — Space photo of the weekA new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the Lupus 3 cloud in Scorpius bursting with young stars that are forming within collapsing clouds of gas and dust.
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James Webb telescope peers into 'Eye of God' and finds clues to life's origins — Space photo of the weekA spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a dying sunlike star is enriching the galaxy with the elements needed for life.
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James Webb telescope spots 'failed stars' in a breathtaking cluster near Earth — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about countless stars.
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Giant cosmic 'sandwich' is the largest planet-forming disk ever seen — Space photo of the weekA strange, sandwich-shaped object is giving astronomers a rare view of the chaotic birthplaces of planets.
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Stunning array of 400 rings in a 'reflection' nebula solves a 30-year-old star-formation mystery — Space photo of the weekThe discovery is the first direct observational confirmation of a theory for how young stars feed on, and then explosively expel, surrounding material.
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James Webb telescope spies a monstrous molecular cloud shrouded in mystery — Space photo of the weekIn this James Webb telescope image, the gigantic molecular cloud near our galaxy's center appears as a canvas of pink and purple clouds set against a shadowy backdrop.
