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A twisting and turning sea
10 November 2011
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Credit: NASA/ESA and Hubble
Dark dust twists and turns in this image of the Carina Nebula from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Angry Bird
05 October 2011
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Credit: ESO
Watch out for the angry bird in this image of the Lambda Centauri Nebula from the European Southern Observatory.
Ink Blobs
21 March 2011
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Credit: NASA, ESA
Ink blobs blot out the glow of the surrounding nebula in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Glowy, swirly jungle
11 June 2010
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Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
If you set out to find a starry version of “Where the Wild Things Are,” you’d find it in the Carina Nebula. All week, we’ve been exploring the way the swirls in the star cloud look like animals; a swift, caterpillar and an eagle, and sea monsters.
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