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Taken under the wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud1719

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Taken under the wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud1719

Hubble Observes Star Explosions in Virgo1689

The Rose of Galaxies1687

LEDA 1313424, Nicknamed the Bullseye1667

IC 3421664

A cluster of young stars1653

A mysterious superbubble carving out a nebula1646

IC 20511645

The Butterfly Nebula1643

#10

A nearby planetary nebula with a festive appearance, named NGC 51891643

#11

Bright Clouds of Gas and Dust Forming Mounds1633

#12

Within the Realm of a Dying Star1633

#13

The Anemic Spiral Galaxy NGC 49211632

#14

Two Merging Galaxies in System VV 689, Nicknamed the Angel Wing1629

#15

A gigantic cosmic bat shadow1629

#16

A giant nebula shaped like a red spider1628

#17

Sculpted by luminous stars1627

#18

NGC 2392, nicknamed the Eskimo Nebula1625

#19

A composite view of the Crab Nebula1623

#20

The Center of the Lagoon Nebula1620

#21

Link between mergers and supermassive black holes1619

#22

The Ethereal Aura of the Ghost of Cassiopeia1619

#23

Holiday Nebula ornament1618

#24

Hubble Zooms In on Shards of an Exploded Star1617

#25

The Smoke Ring-Shaped Structure of This Galaxy1614

#26

The Luminous Heart of Galaxy M611613

#27

A galactic couple shaped like a spaceship1613

#28

Four planetary nebulae1611

#29

Two of the Galaxies in the Galactic Triplet Arp 2481609

#30

NGC 2775 is a flocculent spiral galaxy1608

#31

The Cat's Eye Nebula1603

#32

An underlying population of newborn stars buried in the NGC 346 nebula1603

#33

Competing Antennae Galaxies1603

#34

NGC 7027 resembles a jeweled insect with brilliant colors1602

#35

Arp Madore 608-3331602

#36

Little Gem Nebula1602

#37

A star swelling, a giant bubble1600

#38

NGC 9861599

#39

The Starburst Galaxy Messier 941598

#40

Cotton Candy Clouds1593

#41

View of a nebula1592

#42

Little Dumbbell Nebula1591

#43

Stellar Explosions in NGC 69841591

#44

Stunning new image of the Carina Nebula1590

#45

The Tarantula Nebula1590

#46

When galaxies collide1589

#47

A ring of stellar fire1589

#48

Two Galaxies in Full Action1588

#49

Radiating the light of millions of suns1586

#50

A cataclysmic cosmic collision1586

#51

The Pillars of Creation1585

#52

A rare type of black hole feeding on stars1584

#53

A captivating spiral1582

#54

Jellyfish in the sky1582

#55

A dusty galaxy harboring an exploding star1582

#56

A mysterious galaxy1581

#57

Swirls of Dust in the Flame Nebula1581

#58

The Magnificent Tapestry of Young Stars1581

#59

NGC 6052 is a pair of colliding galaxies1581

#60

Supernova 1987A1579

#61

The Spiral Galaxy M911579

#62

A galaxy in a furnace1579

#63

The Galaxy NGC 19611578

#64

A small portion of the Monkey Head Nebula1576

#65

A spiral galaxy like our Milky Way1576

#66

This Celestial Lightsaber Is Inside Our Galaxy, the Milky Way1576

#67

A multitude of stars and cosmic dust1575

#68

Numerous arm-like structures surrounding this galaxy1575

#69

An intergalactic dance1573

#70

A whirlwind of glowing gas and dark dust1573

#71

A cosmic cloud studded with stars1573

#72

A galaxy with a fascinating supernova past1572

#73

NGC 18031571

#74

A so-called jellyfish galaxy1571

#75

The Prawn Nebula1570

#76

A three-way gravitational tug-of-war between galaxies1570

#77

Hubble Has Front-Row Seat to Galaxy Collision1570

#78

A pair of overlapping galaxies called NGC 33141567

#79

A dangerous dance1567

#80

Shimmering light in the Egg Nebula1566

#81

The Light Echo of V838 Mon1566

#82

A vibrant galaxy from the Virgo Cluster1565

#83

The Galaxy That Spectacularly Cuts Through the Frame of This Image1564

#84

The Planetary Nebula IC 4181563

#85

A stormy stellar nursery1563

#86

Festive Fireworks of Carina1562

#87

The Lenticular Galaxy NGC 34891561

#88

NGC 31751561

#89

A colorful galaxy1561

#90

An active galactic center1559

#91

The Large Magellanic Cloud Hosts Some of the Most Vast and Intense Active Star Regions1559

#92

An explosive galaxy1558

#93

A charming spiral galaxy brimming with stars1558

#94

The Ghostly Glow of a Dead Star1558

#95

Spirals or ellipticals, but NGC 6861 is neither of these types1557

#96

A mysterious cosmic keyhole1557

#97

Galaxy Known as a Blue Compact Dwarf1556

#98

The Temperature Variations of the Cosmic Microwave Background1556

#99

A serene-looking landscape of gas and dust1555

#100

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 34301555

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