The subject of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 5530. This galaxy is situated 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf, and ...
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The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is ...
A picturesque galaxy 40 million light-years away, NGC 5530 dazzles with its patchy spiral arms in the constellation Lupus.
A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...
Originally expected to spend just eight days in orbit, the duo ultimately stayed 286 days — or more than nine months.
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the ...
Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...