• Dying Stars, Soaring Nebulas And Clashing Galaxies Have Never Been Brighter

    By Charlie Jane Anders, 11:06 AM on Thu Sep 10 2009, 4,823 views

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    By Charlie Jane Anders
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    Dying Stars, Soaring Nebulas And Clashing Galaxies Have Never Been Brighter

    A butterfly-shaped nebula, NGC 6302, surrounds a dying star. It's just one of four brain-shattering images from the new wide-field camera aboard the upgraded Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble's back in business, baby! Click through for the rest.

    Gelatinous orbs, etc. A downloadable montage of all four, at the link. [Hubble]

    link directly to this page:
    http://io9.com/5356629//gallery/gallery/1
    read more: #spaceporn, #space, #hubblespacetelescope, #galaxies, #stars, #nebulas