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The stars in watercolor
Credit: X-ray (NASA/CXC/CfA/F.Massaro, et al.); Optical (NASA/STScI/C.P.O’Dea); Radio (NSF/VLA/CfA/F.Massaro, et al.)
Unusual and intriguing shapes float out of this combined starry image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope.
Cosmic Puffball
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/K.Eriksen et al.; Optical: DSS
A cosmic puffball seems to float in this image of the Tycho Supernova Remnant from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Spinning Lights
Credit: NASA & ESA
We need some bright lights for the holidays. The colors in this image of the Cartwheel Galaxy fits perfectly.
Spinning Lights
Credit: NASA & ESA
We need some bright lights for the holidays. The colors in this image of the Cartwheel Galaxy fits perfectly.
Visions of the Galactic Core
Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC, and STScI
I imagine that when Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens in 1609, he hoped that men would see wonders beyond imagination. His observations of the heavens changed the way we view the universe. Every image returned from the great observatories, Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer, have been impressive and wondrous. Some of the images leave us speechless, others remind us of art, spawn inspiration and spur discussion.
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