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North Island of New Zealand

The grasslands and forests covering the North Island of New Zealand contrast with the waters of the South Pacific in this Envisat Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) image.

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Science images // 31 May, 2004 09:26:10
As Saturn grows closer through the eyes of the Cassini spacecraft, which is hurtling toward a rendezvous with the ringed world on June 30 (July 1, Universal Time), both Cassini and the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope snapped spectacular pictures of the planet and its magnificent rings.

Dying Star Sculpts Rungs of Gas and Dust

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Science images // 16 May, 2004 01:30:20
Astronomers may not have observed the fabled "Stairway to Heaven," but they have photographed something almost as intriguing: ladder-like structures surrounding a dying star.

Approaching Mars

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Science images // 03 December, 2003 09:40:09
This picture shows planet Mars as seen from a distance of about 5.5 million kilometres. This is a very unusual view of Mars because the planet is illuminated in a way never seen from Earth.

Hubble Captures a Perfect Storm of Turbulent Gases

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Science images // 26 April, 2003 03:06:07
Resembling the fury of a raging sea, this image actually shows a bubbly ocean of glowing hydrogen gas and small amounts of other elements such as oxygen and sulfur.

Close-up of the Dumbbell Nebula

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Science images // 11 February, 2003 09:14:04
An aging star's last hurrah is creating a flurry of glowing knots of gas that appear to be streaking through space in this close-up image of the Dumbbell Nebula, taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Young Star Cluster Found Aglow With Mysterious X-Ray Cloud

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Science images // 18 December, 2002 07:50:49
A mysterious cloud of high-energy electrons enveloping a young cluster of stars has been discovered by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Hubble Spots New Object Outside Pluto Orbit

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Science images // 23 October, 2002 09:12:56
This is an artist's impression of the icy Kuiper belt object 2002 LM60, dubbed "Quaoar" by its discoverers.