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Dwarf Galaxy Gives Universe A Breath of Fresh Oxygen

The Chandra image of NGC 1569, a dwarf galaxy 7 million light years from Earth, shows large hot bubbles, or lobes extending above and below a disk of gas along the equator of the galaxy.
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Beauty in the Eye of Hubble

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Science images // 26 June, 2002 07:06:13
 The Hubble telescope reveals a rainbow of colors in this dying star, called IC 4406. Like many other so-called planetary nebulae, IC 4406 exhibits a high degree of symmetry.

Gravitational Waves?

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Science images // 06 June, 2002 11:29:07
 Chandra detects first possible evidence of gravity's effect on neutron star's radiation.

Viking 2 Image of Mars Utopian Plain

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Science images // 28 May, 2002 03:16:09
 This image is a trip down memory lane. As Mars Odyssey finds water on Mars, the Viking missions in 1976 was a disappointment for anyone who wanted to find life on Mars.

Gaseous Streamers Flutter in Stellar Breeze

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Science images // 11 May, 2002 09:25:22
 Resembling the hair in Botticelli's famous portrait of the birth of Venus, softly glowing filaments stream from a complex of hot young stars.

Stunning Tadpole Galaxy

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Science images // 07 May, 2002 05:52:57
 Against a stunning backdrop of thousands of galaxies, this odd-looking galaxy with the long streamer of stars appears to be racing through space, like a runaway pinwheel firework.

Hubble Uncovers Cosmic Clocks Which Show Age of Universe

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Science images // 24 April, 2002 08:37:48
 Pushing the limits of its powerful vision, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered the oldest burned-out stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. These extremely old, dim "clockwork stars" provide a completely independent reading on the age of the universe without relying on measurements of the expansion of the universe.
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Science images // 23 April, 2002 05:09:47
 NASA has released this beautiful image created with revolutionary radar imaging technology, showing the Bosporus Strait, which connects Europe and Asia.

New York Drought Seen By Satellite

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Science images // 03 April, 2002 12:53:57
 Whether you look at the glass as half empty or half full, reservoirs at 52 percent of capacity for a major metropolitan area spell trouble.

MISR Spots China Dust Disaster

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Science images // 31 March, 2002 05:40:33
 Dust covered northern China in Easter, 2002, during some of the worst dust storms to hit the region in a decade.

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