Space photo of the week — Extraordinary images of our sublime universe
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First Vera Rubin Observatory image reveals hidden structure as long as the Milky Way trailing behind a nearby galaxy — Space photo of the weekFirst-light images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed a 163,000-light-year stream of stars emanating from the M61 galaxy, suggesting a violent past.
By Jamie Carter Published
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Unprecedented view of the Milky Way took 40,000 hours to construct — Space photo of the weekCreated using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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Webb reveals a fiery starburst in the Cigar Galaxy — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the blazing heart of an iconic nearby galaxy, where rapid star formation and galactic winds light up the cosmos in infrared light.
By Jamie Carter Published
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Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is about to get very active — Space photo of the weekThe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side?
By Brandon Specktor Published
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ALMA and JWST solve major star formation mystery: Space photo of the weekFor the first time ever, astronomers revealed the birthplace of an energetic jet blasted by a newborn star using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile.
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the weekThe Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a surprise asteroid streaks through the frame.
By Jamie Carter Published
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The James Webb telescope proves Einstein right, 8 times over — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope's latest image shows eight spectacular examples of gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that Albert Einstein first predicted some 100 years ago.
By Jamie Carter Published
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the weekThe James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's most enormous star-forming cloud.
By Jamie Carter Published
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Soar through 44 million stars in Gaia telescope's latest 3D map of our galaxy — Space photo of the weekScientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly through it.
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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