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Hubble telescope spots a 'Greater Pumpkin' in space for Halloween
By Kasandra Brabaw published
As families tuck into their couches to watch Charlie Brown's quest for the great pumpkin this Halloween, they may be surprised to hear that NASA has already discovered a "greater pumpkin."
This failed planet is slowly rusting in space
By Michelle Starr published
Roughly two to three times Earth's distance from the sun, in the Asteroid Belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, 16 Psyche makes its home.
Weird star explosion is brightest supernova ever seen
By Mike Wall published
A mammoth star explosion known as SN2016aps, which occurred in a galaxy about 3.6 billion light-years from Earth, is the brightest supernova ever seen, a new study reports.
Hubble image reveals the mighty baby stars that will probably destroy the 'Pillars of Creation'
By Brandon Specktor published
A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revisits the iconic "Pillars of Creation" in infrared light.
Neptune's Wobbling Moons Are Locked in a Never-Before-Seen Orbital Dance
By Rafi Letzter published
Standing on one moon, you'd see the other pass overhead twice before ducking around to pass on the other side.
This Is How Light May Have Escaped from the Earliest Galaxies, Turning the Universe Transparent
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
An intervening cluster of galaxies acts like a cosmic microscope and bends and magnifies light from a distant galaxy.
Colliding Galaxies Form Piercing Eyes of 'Ghost Face’ in New Hubble Telescope Image
By Hanneke Weitering published
A ghastly face with glowing eyes glares in deep space in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Why Is the Milky Way Galaxy Getting So Gassy?
By Chelsea Gohd published
Using 10 years of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the team of astronomers concluded that there is more gas coming into our galaxy than leaving it.
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