This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals a tiny patch of sky in the constellation Hydra. The stars and galaxies depicted here span a mind-bending range of distances. The objects in this image that are nearest to us are stars within our own Milky Way galaxy. You can easily spot these stars by their diffraction […]
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Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Elliptical Galaxies, Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Gravitational Lensing, Hubble Space Telescope, Spiral Galaxies, The Universe
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January 10, 2025
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