heic0512
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Hubble finds mysterious disk of blue stars around a black hole
20-Sep-2005: Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have identified the source of a mysterious blue light surrounding a supermassive black hole in our neighbouring Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Though the...
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heic0509
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Hubble captures Deep Impact's collision with a comet
04-Jul-2005: This series of Hubble Space Telescope images captures the ejection of a bright plume of dust following the July 4 collision between an 370 kilogram projectile released by the Deep Impact spacecraft an...
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heic0508
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Hubble captures outburst from comet targeted by Deep Impact
27-Jun-2005: In a dress rehearsal for the rendezvous between NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft and comet 9P/Tempel 1, the Hubble Space Telescope captured dramatic images of a new jet of dust streaming from the icy com...
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heic0507
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Supernova remnant menagerie
07-Jun-2005: A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant. Denoted N 63A, the object is the remains of a massive star that exploded,...
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heic0506
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Hubble celebrates 15th anniversary with spectacular new images
25-Apr-2005: During the 15 years that the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has orbited the Earth, it has taken three-quarters of a million photos of the cosmos - images that have awed, astounded and even confounded...
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