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Happy #WorldPenguinDay! 🐧

This Hubble view of interacting galaxies, known as Arp 142, resembles a penguin with its egg.

In reality, this galactic pair reside about 326 million light-years away in the southern constellation Hydra: https://go.nasa.gov/3V1SHsV
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And while gazing at the poster have a listen to the incomparable Loudon Wainwright III singing about it in his own particular way...
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Happy 33rd birthday, Hubble! 🎉

Hubble began its journey of discovery #OTD in 1990. It’s been over three decades, and the mission continues to amaze the world with its discoveries about our universe.

Take a look back at the incredible science from Hubble’s latest year in orbit!
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Take a look 260 million light-years away!

That's the distance to galaxy UGC 678, which shines in this week's #HubbleFriday image.

Find out more about this barred spiral galaxy: https://go.nasa.gov/3KV6611
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Explore Hubble's 33rd anniversary image with our senior project scientist, Dr. Jennifer Wiseman!

Learn more about this new image here: https://go.nasa.gov/3GVyXkN
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To mark Hubble’s 33rd anniversary, this new image unveils a cauldron of starbirth! ⭐

NGC 1333 is a star-forming region 960 light-years away. Glowing gasses and pitch-black dust are stirred up and blown around by newly forming stars within the dark cloud: https://go.nasa.gov/3AdxLFv
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#OTD 10 years ago, Hubble shared this infrared view of the Horsehead Nebula!

Harsh ultraviolet glare from a fledgling star near the top ridge of the nebula is slowly evaporating this pillar of hydrogen gas laced with dust.

Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3mFejP3
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Hello, cosmic caterpillar!

This #HubbleClassic image shows a light-year-long knot of gas and dust. Its long shape is the result of ultraviolet radiation blasting from bright stars!

IRAS 20324+4057 is in the very earliest stages of becoming a star itself: https://go.nasa.gov/41pav3C
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JO204 shines from 600 million light-years away!

The tendrils beneath the galaxy are caused by ram pressure stripping, as it moves against the intergalactic medium between galaxies in a galaxy cluster. More loosely bound gas then strips away: https://go.nasa.gov/3zZMrrQ
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Space potato? 🥔

Thanks to observations from Hubble and the Keck Observatory, astronomers were able to generate a 3D model of the galaxy M87.

By tracking the motion of stars around the galaxy’s center, they determined that the galaxy is potato-shaped: https://go.nasa.gov/3MFV16L
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Butterfly? Hourglass?

Nope! This #HubbleClassic shows a star at the end of its life, casting off its outer layers.

The double-lobe structure was created as material funneled towards the poles of the star at the center.

Read more about "Hubble 12": https://go.nasa.gov/3Kq4psl
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Hubble's 2004 view shows Casseiopeia A in visible and near-infrared light. These observations highlight the complex structure of the star's shattered fragments and clumpy debris, which glows with the heat generated by a shockwave from the supernova blast. https://go.nasa.gov/3Mq5Zgu
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Cassiopeia A went out with a bang!

This supernova remnant, imaged by Hubble and @NASAWebb, is the leftover material from a massive star's death.

Studying Cas A across different wavelengths of light gives scientists a broader understanding of this supernova remnant.
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Webb's new view in mid-infrared light reveals never-before-seen details by spatially resolving regions with different gas compositions and revealing what types of dust were formed in those regions. https://go.nasa.gov/3Msm6dt
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Have a stellar #HubbleFriday! ⭐

This image showcases the globular cluster NGC 2419. Globular clusters are roughly spherical groupings of stars bound together by their mutual gravitational attraction.

Explore more: https://go.nasa.gov/3UgX9TY
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Hubble's latest view of Uranus, taken in visible light, shows the planet's north polar cap which continues to get brighter.

As Uranus's northern summer solstice approaches in 2028 the cap may grow brighter still, and will be aimed directly toward Earth.

https://go.nasa.gov/3Kjqmcz
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"Ring in" @NASAWebb's new image of Uranus!

Hubble has observed the planets in our solar system for decades, and its consistent check-ins give astronomers a wealth of data about their atmospheres and weather.

Now with Webb on the job as well, we can learn even more! ⬇️
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Webb's powerful infrared vision unveils Uranus's faintest dusty rings along with bright features in the planet’s atmosphere.

Together, Hubble & Webb will continue to observe the planets in our solar system and teach us more about our cosmic neighbors!

https://go.nasa.gov/416Btwd
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Two's company, and three's a crowd... even when it comes to black holes!

Hubble detected evidence of a "runaway" black hole that was ejected from its host galaxy after a tussle between it and two other black holes. Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3KNoLxf
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Our video "How Hubble Images Are Made" shares how the telescope's iconic images are captured and processed – and now it's a nominee for the #Webbys! You can vote here: http://wbby.co/31912N

Plus, learn about all nine @nasa nominees: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-receives-nine-2023-webby-award-nominations/
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Quasars are bright objects powered by supermassive black holes that blast out energy as they consume everything within their gravitational grasp.

Hubble detected a pair of quasars that existed when our universe was just 3 billion years old: https://go.nasa.gov/3U96spd
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Because of how long it takes distant light to reach Hubble, this double quasar no longer exists.

Over the past 10 billion years, their host galaxies have likely settled into an elliptical galaxy, and the quasars have merged to become a supermassive black hole at its center.
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Meet the 2023 class of the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program!

These 24 Fellows will pursue independent research in any area of NASA Astrophysics. The program grants them three years of support at an American university or research center of their choosing: https://go.nasa.gov/3zsHoA1
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Hey, neighbor!

The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest major galaxy to ours, at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years.

This #HubbleClassic view shows just a portion of Andromeda. Learn more about the galaxy "next door": https://go.nasa.gov/3U0QLQP
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About 390 million light-years away, the galaxy Z 229-15 shines in this #HubbleFriday image!

Its luminous heart is caused by a disk of material heating as it swirls toward the black hole at the galaxy's core: https://go.nasa.gov/40uKG1z
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#OTD last year, we shared news of Hubble's detection of the farthest individual star ever seen!

Go "inside the image" of the star Earendel to learn about this record-breaking observation.

You can read more here: https://go.nasa.gov/42UdpOY
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Saturn is known for its iconic rings.

And with Hubble's help, now we know that these rings are also heating the giant planet's upper atmosphere!

This could provide a tool for predicting if planets around other stars have ring systems as well. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3ZtFlWV
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Beverly Johnson is one of the many women who help Hubble make history!

As Hubble's payload team manager, she supports flight software updates and investigates any issues that arise with the observatory's science instruments.

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A pulse of intense radiation swept through our solar system that astronomers called the BOAT: the brightest of all time.

Several @nasa missions, including Hubble, have followed up to study this gamma-ray burst, likely caused by the birth of a black hole: https://go.nasa.gov/3zeNjbz
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Can you spot the supernova remnant?

SNR 0509-68.7 is the bright region of reddish dust near the upper center in this #HubbleClassic view.

After a star's explosive death in a supernova, the left-behind gas & dust are known as a supernova remnant: https://go.nasa.gov/3Kfk3I6
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Welcome to the galaxy JW100.

Located about 800 million light-years away, it resides in the constellation Pegasus.

Seen at the lower right of this #HubbleFriday image, JW100 is known as a jellyfish galaxy because of its "tendrils" of star-forming gas: https://go.nasa.gov/40fgqHB
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We’ve got an outer planet weather report!

Hubble regularly checks in on the outer planets in our solar system to monitor changes in seasons and atmospheres. New images of Jupiter and Uranus show storms, cloudy bands, and more: https://go.nasa.gov/3ly4yBD
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"What I've learned is that you have to have confidence in yourself. You have to believe in yourself. Stand your ground and just keep moving forward."

Meet Daria Outlaw, who provides IT support that helps the Hubble team keep making history.

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To close out Hubble's 2023 #MessierMarathon, here's a new image of M19!

M19 is a star cluster with a slightly elongated shape. It's relatively close to the heart of our Milky Way, so the gravity from the galactic center could be stretching it: https://go.nasa.gov/40mqDld
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The Messier catalog features beautiful stargazing sights that amateur astronomers and observatories like Hubble observe.

You can explore all of Hubble's Messier views and learn more about these cosmic objects here! ⬇️ https://go.nasa.gov/40fkNlM
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If you’re in the northern hemisphere, this is an ideal time of year to spot cosmic objects from the Messier Catalog in the night sky – like the sparkling star cluster M7, seen in this new Hubble image!

M7 contains about 80 stars, loosely bound by gravity: https://go.nasa.gov/40mSIcq
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The Messier Catalog is a resource that includes many astronomical sights from the northern hemisphere. We’re sharing new Hubble images of Messier objects so you can “stargaze” from your screen.

Join us for a mini #MessierMarathon, no matter where you are!
https://go.nasa.gov/3LF6e6K
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Just in time for the 2023 #MessierMarathon, Hubble has a new view of M80 to share.

M80 is one of the densest globular clusters in the Milky Way. It's about 28,000 light-years away from Earth and contains hundreds of thousands of stars: https://go.nasa.gov/3JNPpp1
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The Messier Catalog includes astronomical sights from the northern hemisphere. March is an ideal time to try and find them all for a Messier Marathon!

We’re sharing new Hubble images of Messier objects so you can “stargaze” from anywhere. https://go.nasa.gov/3lkzuVV
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Over the next few days, we'll unveil new Hubble images of Messier objects so you can "stargaze" right from your screen!

In the meantime, you can explore the rest of Hubble's Messier Catalog on our website. https://go.nasa.gov/3Lrcdw6
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