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NASA telescope uncovers new mystery in supernova first spotted by Chinese astronomers 2,000 years ago — Space photo of the weekNASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer reveals the expansion and shock patterns within RCW 86, a supernova observed by early astronomers in A.D. 185.
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Hubble images taken 25 years apart show big changes in the iconic Crab Nebula — Space photo of the weekAstronomers reveal new insight into an iconic supernova remnant's evolution, structure and pulsar-driven growth over 25 years.
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Rare star spotted in its original galaxy could answer a key question about the ingredients of life: Space photo of the weekThe ancient and rare star PicII-503 is helping astronomers understand how carbon became so abundant in the universe.
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Hubble and Euclid capture the final act of a dying star — and it's glorious: Space photo of the weekAstronomers combined Hubble's small-scale details of stellar death with Euclid's wide view of cosmic environments to take a closer look at the iconic Cat's Eye Nebula.
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'Exposed Cranium' leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the weekNASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals new infrared images of the brain-shaped "Exposed Cranium" nebula, the final stages of a dying star.
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NASA telescope spots first alien 'astrosphere' around a sun-like star: Space photo of the weekThe first bubble of hot gas seen around another star has been spotted around the "Moth," just 117 light-years away.
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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.
