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Oct. 13, 1773: The discovery of the Whirlpool Galaxy
On Oct. 13, 1773, Charles Messier spotted the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) for the first time. Writing of it a few months later, he ...
On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the "whirlpool galaxy," also known as Messier 51, or ...
A waning Moon drifts past Jupiter this week, while early risers will find dazzling views of autumn constellations and ...
See views of The Horsehead Nebula, the Perseus Cluster of galaxies, spiral galaxy IC 342, irregular galaxy NGC 6822 and ...
Hubble captured a breathtaking view of NGC 6000, a spiral galaxy where blue newborn stars shine beside golden, aging ones.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a detailed image of NGC 6000, a barred spiral galaxy. It displays a yellow core of old ...
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Scientists are baffled by a rogue planet growing at a record rate of six BILLION tonnes per second
A young rogue planet 620 light-years from Earth has baffled scientists as it puts on a record-breaking 'growth spurt'.
The first quarter moon is October 29th, so trick or treaters can be treated to a fine view of the waxing gibbous moon and ...
A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos. Damond Benningfield In 1930, Albert Einstein met with astronomers (including Edwin Hubble, at Einstein's left, back row) at Mount ...
Although this spiral galaxy appears unremarkable from afar, NGC 7456 is bursting with newborn stars and glowing gas, ...
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