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SUMMARY:192-Hubble Captures Supernova’s Light Echo
DESCRIPTION:Hubble saw Multiple Light Echoes Reflecting off Rings of Dust From a Supernova Explosion. \n \nOver a period of two and a half years\, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed the “light echo” of supernova SN 2014J in galaxy M82\, located 11.4 million light-years away. \n  \n 
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/192/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260424
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SUMMARY:193-Explore the Universe with Hubble Messier Catalog
DESCRIPTION:The Messier catalog includes some of the most fascinating astronomical objects that can be observed from Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. Among them are deep-sky objects that can be viewed in stunning detail using larger telescopes but are also bright enough to be seen through a small telescope. This characteristic makes Messier objects extremely popular targets for amateur astronomers possessing all levels of experience and equipment. They are so popular\, in fact\, that they have inspired a special award from the Astronomical League (an organization for amateur astronomers) given to observers who are able to spot each of these objects. Those who succeed receive a certificate and are given the distinction of being in the Messier Club. (Hubble Messier Catalog Facebook Live Program Oct ober\, 19\, 2017.) \n  \n 
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/193/
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SUMMARY:194-Hubble Sees First-Time Icy Visitor Comet K2
DESCRIPTION:The photo above and the time-lapse video below show NEOWISE as viewed from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 5\, 2020. An astronaut shot more than 340 photos as the comet rose above the sunlit limb of Earth while the ISS passed over Uzbekistan and Central Asia. \n \nNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed the farthest-discovered active inbound comet\, Comet K2. K2 came from the distant Oort Cloud and is visiting our inner solar system for the first (and only) time. Since we’re seeing it so far away\, past the orbit of Saturn\, K2 is still in its early phase of activity\, likely making it the most primitive comet anyone has ever seen. \n  \n  \nComet Neowise has a nucleus measuring roughly 5 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter\, and its dust and ion tails stretch hundreds of thousands to millions of kilometers while pointing away from the Sun. The icy visitor was discovered on March 27\, 2020\, by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft as the comet was headed toward the Sun. The comet made its closest approach to the Sun on July 3\, and then turned back toward the outer solar system. \nComets are made of frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system roughly 4.6 billion years ago. The masses of dust\, rock\, and ice heat up when approaching the Sun; as they get closer\, they spew gases and dust into a glowing head and tail. Satellite data indicate the NEOWISE has a dust tail and possibly two ionized gas tails. The comet is made visible by sunlight reflecting off of its gas emissions and dust tail. \n“It’s quite rare for a comet to be bright enough that we can see it with the naked eye or even just with binoculars\,” said Emily Kramer\, a co-investigator of the NEOWISE satellite\, in a NASA Science Live webcast. “The last time we had a comet this bright was Hale-Bopp back in 1995-1996.” \n\nJuly 14\, 2020 \nThe photo above shows the comet (bottom-right) on July 14\, 2020\, against the backdrop of a green aurora in western Manitoba\, Canada. The bright streak at the top is a meteor. The purple\, ribbon-like structure is an aurora-like structure called STEVE (short for Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)\, a phenomenon that was recently discovered with help from citizen scientists. Donna Lach\, the photographer and an avid participant in the Aurorasaurus project\, observed the scene for three hours and said the comet even out-shined the brilliant aurora at times. \n 
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/194/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260427
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SUMMARY:195-Phobos Photobombs Hubble’s Picture of Mars
DESCRIPTION:Phobos Photobombs Hubble’s Picture of Mars. \n \nWhen the Hubble Space Telescope observed Mars near opposition in May\, 2016\, a sneaky companion photobombed the picture. Phobos\, the Greek personification of fear\, is one of two tiny moons orbiting Mars. In 13 exposures over 22 minutes\, Hubble captured a timelapse of Phobos moving through its 7-hour 39-minute orbit. \n  \n 
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/195/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260428
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SUMMARY:196-Star Gives Birth to Possible Black Hole in Hubble and Spitzer Images
DESCRIPTION:The above photo shows final stages in the life of a supermassive star that fails to explode as a supernova but instead implodes under gravity to form a black hole. \n \nA team of astronomers at The Ohio State University watched a star disappear and possibly become a black hole. Instead of becoming a black hole through the expected process of a supernova\, the black hole candidate formed through a “failed supernova.” The team used NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes and the Large Binocular Telescope to observe and monitor the star throughout the past decade. If confirmed\, this would be the first time anyone has witnessed the birth of a black hole and the first discovery of a failed supernova. \n  \n 
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/196/
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SUMMARY:197-Hubble's Galaxy-Observing Superpowers
DESCRIPTION:15\,000 Galaxies in One Image. \n \nThe Hubble Space Telescope is keeping watch over many\, many galaxies using the combined superpowers of its incredible optics and a quirk of nature called gravitational lensing. \n  \n19 nearby spiral galaxies taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. \n 
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/197/
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SUMMARY:198-Europa Water Vapor Plumes - More Hubble Evidence
DESCRIPTION:NASA SVS Hubble Directly Images Possible Plumes on Europa. \n \nThe Hubble Space Telescope has captured even more evidence of water vapor plumes on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. The probable plumes appear to be repeating in the same location and correspond with a relatively warm region on Europa’s surface observed by the Galileo spacecraft. \n  \nEuropa\, or Jupiter II\, is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter\, and the sixth-closest to the planet of all the 95 known moons of Jupiter. It is also the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System. \n 
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/198/
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SUMMARY:199-Hubble Views Jupiter at Opposition
DESCRIPTION:The Hubble Space Telescope observed Jupiter on April 3rd\, 2017 – just days before Jupiter is in opposition on April 7th. This new image of Jupiter is part of Hubble’s Outer Planets Atmospheres Legacy program\, which is one of many ways Hubble provides science on the Jupiter system.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/199/
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SUMMARY:200-Hubble Detects a Rogue Supermassive Black Hole
DESCRIPTION:The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a quasar named 3C 186 that is offset from the center of its galaxy. Astronomers hypothesize that this supermassive black hole was jettisoned from the center of its galaxy by the recoil from gravitational waves produced by the merging of two supermassive black holes.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/200/
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SUMMARY:201-Goddard + Hubble\, Valentines Since 1984 (Longer Cut)
DESCRIPTION:NASA SVS-Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Shaking. \n \nHubble’s Space Telescope Operations Control Center (STOCC) had its ribbon-cutting ceremony at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt\, Maryland\, on Valentine’s Day\, 1984\, beginning a long-lasting relationship that thrives to this day.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/201/
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SUMMARY:202-Hubble: Humanity's Quest for Knowledge
DESCRIPTION:https://plus.nasa.gov/video/space-out-hubble/#fullscreen-player\nLaunched on April 24\, 1990\, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided more than a million observations\, advancing studies of the solar system\, nebulae\, exoplanets\, stars\, black holes\, galaxies\, dark matter\, and dark energy. The culmination of decades of human ingenuity\, the Hubble Space Telescope remains at peak performance and continues humanity’s quest for knowledge.  \nhttps://plus.nasa.gov/video/hubble-the-great-space-telescope/\nThis documentary celebrates not only the scientific and technological achievements of this telescope\, but also the human spirit that’s helped to keep it up and operational for all these years. Along with its views on YouTube\, this documentary has gone on to receive over 400\,000 combined views across the Hubble Space Telescope’s other social media platforms.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/202/
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SUMMARY:203-NASA Goddard’s 2016 Mixtape
DESCRIPTION:Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). \n \nNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt\, Maryland\, is home to the nation’s largest organization of scientists\, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft\, instruments and new technology to study Earth\, the sun\, our solar system and the universe. \nNASA Goddard’s rewind is just a small sampling of the center’s highlights and memorable moments. We hope you enjoy looking back over a memorable year of observations\, discoveries and milestones!
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/203/
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SUMMARY:204-Hubble Directly Images Possible Plumes on Europa
DESCRIPTION:NASA’s Hubble Spots Possible Water Plumes Erupting on Jupiter’s Moon Europa. \n \nNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope took direct ultraviolet images of the icy moon Europa transiting across the disk of Jupiter.  \nOut of ten observations\, Hubble saw what may be water vapor plumes on three of the images. This adds another piece of supporting evidence to the existence of water vapor plumes on Europa – Hubble also detected spectroscopic signatures of water vapor in 2012.  \nThe existence of water vapor plumes could provide a future Europa flyby mission the opportunity to study the conditions and habitability of Europa’s subsurface ocean. \nhttps://redearthday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/totalshort.mp4\nThe animation illustrates the magnetic connection between Europa’s induced magnetic field and the magnetic field lines of Jupiter’s own powerful magnetic field\, which are directed from south (bottom) to north (top) at Europa’s location. The motion of the field lines is caused by the rocking of Jupiter’s magnetic field at the 11-hour rotation period with respect to Europa. The color-coding of the lines indicates increases (red) and decreases (blue) of the local magnetic field due to the creation of electrical currents and a resulting “induced” magnetic field within Europa’s global subsurface ocean.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/204/
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SUMMARY:205 - Filaments of the Crab Nebula M1
DESCRIPTION:The Crab is among the most interesting and well studied objects in astronomy.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/205/
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SUMMARY:206-Hubble Explores the Final Frontier
DESCRIPTION:NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope doesn’t “boldly go” deep into space\, but it is “boldly peering” deeper into the universe than ever before to explore the warping of space and time and uncover some of the farthest objects ever seen.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/206/
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SUMMARY:207-Hubble Makes First Measurements of Earth-Sized Exoplanet Atmospheres
DESCRIPTION:On May 4th\, 2016\, the Hubble Space Telescope made the first spectroscopic measurements of two of the three known Earth-sized exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system just 40 light-years away.  \n \nScientists have discovered the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on a planet outside our solar system\, or exoplanet. A stratosphere is a layer of atmosphere in which temperature increases with higher altitudes.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/207/
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SUMMARY:208-Hubble’s New View of Mars and Planets
DESCRIPTION:The Hubble Space Telescope is more well known for its picturesque views of nebulae and galaxies\, but it’s also useful for studying our own planets\, including Mars. \nHubble imaged Mars on May 12\, 2016 – ten days before Mars would be on the exact opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/208/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260510
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SUMMARY:209-NASA's Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting Dwarf Planet Makemake
DESCRIPTION:Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a moon orbiting dwarf planet Makemake — the third largest known object past the orbit of Neptune\, about two thirds the size of Pluto. Further observations of this moon may allow astronomers to calculate Makemake’s mass\, which will give them a better idea of its density and thus its bulk composition. The Hubble Space Telescope has been instrumental in studying our outer solar system; it also discovered four of the five moons orbiting Pluto.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/209/
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SUMMARY:210-NASA's Hubble Memorable Moments: Comet Impact
DESCRIPTION:This Hubble picture\, taken on July 23\, by the new Wide Field Camera 3\, is the sharpest visible-light picture taken of the atmospheric debris from a comet or asteroid that collided with Jupiter on July 19. This is Hubble’s first science observation following its repair and upgrade in May. The size of the impactor is estimated to be as large as several football fields.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/210/
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SUMMARY:211-NASA - Spiral Galaxy
DESCRIPTION:JAMES YWEBB SPACE TELESCOPE CAPTURES BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY NGC 1559. \n\nA spiral galaxy seen directly from the side\, such that its disc looks like a narrow diagonal band across the image. A band of dark dust covers the disc in the centre most of the way out to the ends\, and the disc glows around that. In the centre a whitish circle of light bulges out above and below the disc. The tips of the disc are a bit bent. The background is black and mostly empty.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/211/
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SUMMARY:212-NASA - Sombrero Galaxy M104
DESCRIPTION:Looking like a broad-brimmed Mexican hat\, the “Sombrero” Galaxy\, M104\, is a spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on. The center of M104 is thought to be home to a massive black hole.\nNASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/212/
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SUMMARY:213-NASA - Pinwheel Galaxy
DESCRIPTION:The galaxy Messier 101 (M101\, also known as NGC 5457 and also nicknamed the Pinwheel Galaxy) lies in the northern circumpolar constellation\, Ursa Major (the Great Bear)\, at a distance of about 21 million light-years from Earth. This is one of the largest and most detailed photo of a spiral galaxy that has been released from Hubble. The galaxy’s portrait is actually composed of 51 individual Hubble exposures\, in addition to elements from images from ground-based photos. \nMessier 101 is estimated to contain 1 trillion stars. Young and old stars appear to be evenly distributed along the galaxy’s spiral arms\, as revealed by combined images of M101 in visible\, infrared and X-ray wavelengths. \nhttps://youtu.be/k0m1isyRX-U\nM101 is a comparable in size to the Milky Way. The disk is 100 billion solar masses\, and the central bulge of about 3 billion solar masses. M101 is rich is pinkish star forming regions\, many of which are very large and bright. Unlike most spiral galaxies\, M101spiral shape is notably asymmetrical. This is due to the tidal forces from interactions with its companion galaxies. These gravitational interactions compress interstellar hydrogen gas\, which then triggers strong star formation activity in M101’s spiral arms.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/213/
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SUMMARY:214-NASA - A 3D Trip into the Carina Nebula
DESCRIPTION:This is a three-dimensional trip into a giant “mountain” of cool hydrogen and dust in the Carina Nebula\, a vast star-forming region in our Milky Way Galaxy. The nebula is too far away for Hubble Space Telescope to see in true three dimensions. But this visualization creates foreground and background elements based on an approximation of how the region might be distributed in a 3-D volume. A virtual camera flies through this synthesized space to create a 3-D effect. \nhttps://youtu.be/28BybE1Le14\nThe Carina Nebula is an immense cloud of gas and dust where a maelstrom of star birth and death is taking place. The nebula is located an estimated 7\,500 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina the Keel. The nebula’s fantastic landscape is sculpted by the action of outflowing winds and scorching ultraviolet radiation from the monster stars that inhabit this inferno. In the process\, these stars are shredding the surrounding material that is the last vestige of the giant cloud from which the stars were born.
URL:https://redearthday.com/event/214/
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SUMMARY:215-NASA - Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M74
DESCRIPTION:Grand design in a galactic festoon. \n\nGrand Design Spiral Galaxy.
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SUMMARY:216-NASA - Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M100
DESCRIPTION:Messier 100 is considered a starburst galaxy with the strongest star formation activity concentrated in its center\, within a ring – actually two tightly wound spiral arms attached to a small nuclear bar of radius: one thousand parsecs – where star formation has been taking place for at least 500 million years in separate bursts.
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SUMMARY:217- NASA - Starburst Galaxy M94
DESCRIPTION:Starburst Galaxy M94. \n\nThe spiral galaxy M94 is somewhat unusual in that it shows a great ring of bright young stars particularly apparent when observed in ultraviolet light\, as shown above. Such a high abundance of these young blue stars may cause a galaxy to be designated a starburst galaxy. It is likely that many of the stars seen in the above ring were created when a density wave moving in the galaxy compressed existing galactic gas.
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SUMMARY:218-NASA - Hubble Team Reactions at the Telescope's Release
DESCRIPTION:On April 24\, 1990\, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Earth with the Hubble Space Telescope nestled securely in its payload bay. The following day\, Hubble was released into space\, ready to peer into the vast unknown. Since then\, Hubble has reinvigorated and reshaped our perception of the cosmos and uncovered a universe of unexpected wonders. Hubble has revealed properties of space and time that for most of human history were only probed in the imaginations of scientists and philosophers. Today\, Hubble continues to provide views of cosmic wonders never before seen and is at the forefront of many new discoveries. \n \nThe Hubble Space Telescope has been with us for nearly two decades. In that time\, its breathtaking images have captured peoples imaginations and its groundbreaking science has revealed some of the many secrets of our universe. \nAfter five spacewalks by the STS-125 mission to repair Hubble\, commander Scott “Scooter” Altman confirmed a successful release of the Hubble telescope from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. \nAs astronaut John Grunsfeld said at the end of the last Hubble spacewalk\, Hubble isnt just a satellite. Its about humanitys quest for knowledge. Thanks to this fifth and final shuttle servicing mission\, Hubble can continue that quest for years to come.  \n\nThis animations shows the interior parts of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescopes. The different pieces of hardware which are used to orientate and turn Hubble space are highlighted: star trackers (red)\, gyroscopes (green)\, fine guidance sensors (yellow) and the reaction wheels (blue).\nCredit:\nESA/Hubble\, M. Kornmesser
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SUMMARY:219-NASA - Update: Hubble SM4 Flight
DESCRIPTION:The Hubble Space Telescope was reborn with Servicing Mission 4 (SM4)\, the fifth and final servicing of the orbiting observatory. During SM4\, astronauts installed two new scientific instruments – the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Two failed instruments\, the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) and the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS)\, were brought back to life by the first ever on-orbit repairs. These efforts brought Hubble to the apex of its scientific capabilities. \nTo prolong Hubble’s life\, astronauts installed new batteries\, new gyroscopes\, a new science computer\, a refurbished fine guidance sensor\, and new insulation on three electronics bays. Additionally\, astronauts attached a device to the base of the telescope that will facilitate de-orbiting when the telescope is eventually decommissioned. \n \nThe Space Operations Control Center\, also known as the STOCC\, is responsible 24/7\, 365 days a year for monitoring all Hubble systems and facilitating all of the telescope’s science observations. Two teams of flight controllers  designated as the Orbit Team and the Planning Team will work closely with the mission control flight team in Houston in coordinating all of the activities planned as part of the final shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Telescope. \nWith the first of the five planned spacewalks completed\, two of the three top mission priorities have already been met. \n \nAtlantis and the STS-125 crew lifted off on a mission on May 11\, to upgrade the world’s most famous telescope. \nGoddard plays a major role in the Hubble servicing mission. Astronauts trained with sophisticated Hubble models in Goddard facilities\, and all of the telescope’s components went through extensive testing at the center. \nGoddard’s Space Telescope Operations Control Center staff upload the commands to Hubble that tell it where to point and when\, what sensing instruments to use\, and when to send data back to Earth. They also troubleshoot any problems that arise. During the servicing mission\, the control center plays a vital role in ensuring all the new Hubble components will operate properly after the astronauts install them.
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SUMMARY:220-NASA - The Cigar Galaxy M82
DESCRIPTION:Messier 82 (M82)\, also known as the Cigar Galaxy\, is an edge-on starburst galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy lies at a distance of 11.4 to 12.4 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 8.41.  \n\nThe star forming activity in M82 is caused by the galaxy’s interaction with its large neighbour\, Bode’s Galaxy (M81)\, the central galaxy in the M81 Group\, which also includes M82 and dozens of other galaxies in Ursa Major. The centres of the Cigar Galaxy and Bode’s Galaxy are visually separated by approximately 130\,000 light years. \nThe Cigar Galaxy is strongly affected by the interaction with M81\, with tidal forces deforming the galaxy in a process that started some 100 million years ago. As a result of the encounter\, star forming activity in M82 has increased tenfold compared to other galaxies. \n\nThis image shows the most detailed view ever of the core of Messier 82 (M 82)\, also known as the Cigar Galaxy. Rich with dust\, young stars and glowing gas\, M 82 is both unusually bright and relatively close to Earth. The starburst galaxy is located around 12 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear). \n\nThis image shows M82\, also known as the “Cigar galaxy\,” in infrared light\, as observed by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope back in 2005. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech. \n\nSpiral galaxy Messier 82 has long been known for its remarkable starburst activity\, caused by interactions with its near neighbour Messier 81\, and has been the subject of intense study for many years. On 21 January 2014\, astronomers at the University of London Observatory in London\, UK\, pointed their telescope at the galaxy and spied something peculiar… an intensely bright spot seemed to have suddenly appeared within the galaxy. This bright spot is actually a new supernova known as SN 2014J — the closest supernova to Earth in recent decades!  \n\nMessier 82. Composite of Chandra\, HST and Spitzer images. X-ray data recorded by Chandra appears in blue; infrared light recorded by Spitzer appears in red; Hubble’s observations of hydrogen emission appear in orange\, and the bluest visible light appears in yellow-green. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/CXC/UofA/ESA/AURA/JHU \n\nComposite image of the active galaxy M82 from x-ray observations by Chandra X-Ray Observatory in three energy bands coded in red (lowest energy x-ray photons)\, green\, and blue (highest energy). Image: NASA/CXC/JHU/D.Strickland \n\nThe galaxies M81\, M82 and NGC 3077. Image: Wikisky
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SUMMARY:221-NASA - Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66
DESCRIPTION:Showing a large portion of M66\, this Hubble photo is a composite of images obtained at visible and infrared wavelengths. The images have been combined to represent the real colors of the galaxy.\nNASA\, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration; Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin and Robert Gendler \nHubble has snapped a spectacular view of M 66\, the largest “player” of the Leo Triplet\, and a galaxy with an unusual anatomy: it displays asymmetric spiral arms and an apparently displaced core. The peculiar anatomy is most likely caused by the gravitational pull of the other two members of the trio. \nThe unusual spiral galaxy\, Messier 66\, is located at a distance of about 35 million light-years in the constellation of Leo. Together with Messier 65 and NGC 3628\, Messier 66 is the member of the Leo Triplet\, a trio of interacting spiral galaxies\, part of the larger Messier 66 group. Messier 66 wins in size over its fellow triplets — it is about 100 000 light-years across. \n \n\nThe spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth. This composite image includes X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue)\, infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope (red)\, and optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Telescope (yellow). The inset shows the central region\, which contains a bright X-ray source that is likely powered by material falling onto a supermassive black hole.
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