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Lots of Knots

While avoiding the Leonid meteor shower, the Hubble Space Telescope captured this magnificent image of the Helix Nebula in Aquarius.

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Astro Image in the News:
When Galaxies Collide

Courtesy NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Sometimes you can stare and stare at something and never quite see what's there. But if you're part of NASA's Hubble Heritage Team, you can use Hubble's resources to make the picture clear. That's exactly what happened with this famous galaxy NGC…

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Astronomers Warn Congress About Near-Earth Asteroid Risks

Meteor experts addressed Capitol Hill about the status of near Earth asteroid protection.

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