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Title:
Eye-catching celestial helix
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09-Jan-2003
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Eye-catching celestial helix
Title:
Background Science
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25-Jan-2003
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With 4,000 published (refereed) scientific papers, Hubble is by far the most successful astronomical project ever. Typically, more than 1000 proposals to use Hubble are received each year, of which...
Title:
S-Cam 2
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21-Jan-2003
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This page has been archived and is no longer updated.
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How to find an extrasolar planet
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14-Jan-2002
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There are three main detection techniques that can be used to find extrasolar planets.
Title:
New molecules around old stars
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17-Jan-2014
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Using ESA's Herschel space observatory, astronomers have discovered that a molecule vital for creating water exists in the burning embers of dying Sun-like stars.
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Contribution of cataclysmic variables and low-mass X-ray binaries to galactic hard X-ray emission
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02-Jan-2008
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Contribution of cataclysmic variables and low-mass X-ray binaries to galactic hard X-ray emission
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Gamma ray
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28-Jan-2004
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Gamma ray Wavelength range m < 10-11 Frequency range Hz > 3×1019 Energy range eV > 105 Whole sky image by the EGRET instrument, aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, of gamma rays above...
Title:
A swoosh in space: Merry Christmas from Hubble [heic1220]
Publish date:
18-Jan-2012
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope celebrates the holiday season with a striking image of the planetary nebula NGC 5189. The intricate structure of the stellar eruption looks like a giant and...
Title:
Surfing in Sagittarius not for the faint-hearted! [heic 0109]
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24-Jan-2001
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Hubble observations have revealed huge waves sculpted in the Red Spider Nebula. This warm and windy planetary nebula harbours one of the hottest stars in the Universe and its powerful stellar winds...
Title:
Eye-catching celestial helix [heic0307]
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09-Jan-2003
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In one of the largest and most detailed celestial images ever, astronomers today unveil the coil-shaped Helix Nebula to celebrate Astronomy Day.
Title:
Hubble fortuitously discovers a new galaxy in the cosmic neighbourhood [heic1903]
Publish date:
31-Jan-2019
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They discovered a
dwarf
galaxy in our cosmic backyard, only 30 million light-years
Title:
INFO 23-1995: ESA innovation rescues Ultraviolet Observatory
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16-Jan-1995
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The International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) spacecraft, launched in January 1978, is one of the longest living and most successful spacecraft ever launched. For 18 years the IUE spacecraft was...
Title:
Science Objectives
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13-Jan-2012
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Science Objectives The New Gravitational wave Observatory (NGO) is a space mission designed to measure gravitational radiation over a broad band at low frequencies, from about 100 µHz to 1 Hz, a...
Title:
Measuring Distances to Galaxies
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29-Jan-1992
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Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST), an international team of astronomers has taken a major first step in redetermining the expansion rate of the universe. This rate, known as the Hubble...
Title:
Stellar Processes and Evolution
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16-Jan-2005
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Stellar Processes and Evolution Stellar Fusion Stars form out of nebulae – giant clouds of gas often found in the spiral arms of galaxies. The gas (predominantly hydrogen) can exist in a cloud for...
Title:
Most detailed observations ever of the Ring Nebula [heic1310]
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23-Jan-2013
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most detailed observations ever of the Ring Nebula (Messier 57). This image reveals intricate structure only hinted at in previous observations,...
Title:
Paving the way for gravitational-wave observatories in space
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27-Jan-2015
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Gravitational waves are fluctuations in the fabric of spacetime caused by accelerating masses. They are predicted by Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. Indirect evidence for their...
Title:
Greedy black hole discovered in Andromeda
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12-Jan-2012
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Studying the Andromeda galaxy with ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray space observatory, astronomers have discovered a new bright X-ray source that hosts a stellar-mass black hole accreting mass at a very high...
Title:
Gravitational Waves
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23-Jan-2003
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Gravitational Waves NOTE: In March 2011 ESA announced a new way forward for the L-class candidate missions: LISA, EJSM-Laplace and IXO. ESA and the scientific community are now studying options for...
Title:
ISO detects benzene in space
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21-Jan-2001
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The first 'ringed molecule' found around starsLife as we know it is based on the ability of the carbon atom to form ring-shaped molecules. But rings of carbon are not exclusive to Earth, as experts...
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Galactic
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21-Jan-2003
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Galactic Supernova The event of the century for astronomers was the cataclysmic explosion of a massive star. Although such supernovae are crucial in cosmic history, and the source of the Earth's...
Title:
XMM-Newton reveals a Be star and an absorbed QSO
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19-Jan-2000
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ESA XMM-Newton X-ray observatory, launched last December and now in its routine phase of observations, has a field of view large enough that whilst observing known targets it is also registering...
Title:
Fact Sheet
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05-Jan-2010
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Fact Sheet Fast Facts EXOSAT Launch date: 26-May-1983 15:18 UT Mission end: 09-April-1986 Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta rocket Launch mass: 500 kg Mission phase: Archive Orbit: 90 hour...
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Hubble watches light echo from mysterious erupting star [heic0304]
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25-Jan-2003
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In January 2002, a moderately dim star in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn, suddenly became 600 000 times more luminous than our Sun. This made it temporarily the brightest star in our...
Title:
Donor star breathes life into zombie companion
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05-Jan-2018
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ESA's INTEGRAL space observatory has witnessed a rare event: the moment that winds emitted by a swollen red giant star revived its slow-spinning companion, the core of a dead star, bringing it back...
Title:
Black hole found in omega Centauri [heic0809]
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02-Jan-2008
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that it is very likely that omega Centauri is not a globular cluster at all, but a
dwarf
Title:
Powerful winds spotted from mysterious X-ray binaries
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28-Jan-2016
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ESA's XMM-Newton has discovered gas streaming away at a quarter of the speed of light from very bright X-ray binaries in two nearby galaxies.
Title:
Science Objectives
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21-Jan-2019
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LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, will be the first space-based gravitational wave observatory. The mission is dedicated to exploring the Gravitational Universe, one of the themes...
Title:
CHEOPS observes its first exoplanets and is ready for science
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16-Jan-2020
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CHEOPS, ESA's new exoplanet mission, has successfully completed its almost three months of in-orbit commissioning, exceeding expectations for its performance. The satellite, which will commence...
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Herschel detection explains the origin of water in a carbon star
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01-Jan-2010
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ESA's Herschel Space Observatory has detected water vapour in a location previously thought to be impossible - in the atmosphere of an ageing, red giant carbon star. The rich and detailed data...
Title:
Stellar Radiation & Stellar Types
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12-Jan-2004
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Stellar Radiation & Stellar Types Nuclear Fusion A star forms out of a slowly condensing cloud of gas. As the pressure and density in the core increase so does the temperature. At a certain point a...
Title:
Active galaxies point to new physics of cosmic expansion
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28-Jan-2019
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Investigating the history of our cosmos with a large sample of distant 'active' galaxies observed by ESA's XMM-Newton, a team of astronomers found there might be more to the early expansion of the...
Title:
INFO 36-1997: IUE's treasure-chest of the ultraviolet Universe
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06-Jan-1997
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The twenty-year saga of the International Ultraviolet Explorer, IUE, culminates in Sevilla, Spain, at a scientific conference, 11-14 November. The worlds astronomers will review the results of this...
Title:
XMM-Newton Slew Survey and Catalogue
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18-Jan-2008
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Since August 2001 data have been recorded by the XMM-Newton EPIC-pn camera during slews between targets. These data have been subsequently processed for scientific purposes. The first catalogue of...
Title:
Background Science
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06-Jan-2003
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Background Science The Deep Fields One of the main scientific justifications for building Hubble was to measure the size and age of the Universe and test theories about its origin. Images of faint...
Title:
Spacecraft glossary
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15-Jan-2011
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Spacecraft glossary A-G AOCS See Attitude and Orbit Control System Apogee The apogee is the point in the orbit of a body, such as, the Moon or an artificial satellite that is furthest from the...
Title:
About Star Mapper
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19-Jan-2016
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About Star Mapper The ESA Star Mapper visualisation is an exploration of some central aspects of astrometric star catalogues, using data from ESA's Hipparcos mission. Astrometry Contents of...
Title:
A new technique to gauge the distant Universe
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03-Jan-2015
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Scientists have developed a technique to use quasars – powerful sources driven by supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies – to study the Universe's history and composition. To...
Title:
Finding our place in the Galaxy – and the Universe
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02-Jan-2014
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Finding our place in the Galaxy – and the Universe Science highlights from the Hipparcos mission Measuring the positions of celestial bodies in the sky is an ancient activity that has engaged...
Title:
Gaia creates richest star map of our Galaxy – and beyond
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25-Jan-2018
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ESA's Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing previously unseen details of our home Galaxy.
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Athena builds on the legacy of ESA's high-energy space observatories
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31-Jan-2017
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On 27 June 2014, ESA selected Athena (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) as the second Large (L-class) mission in its Cosmic Vision plan. If Athena is given the go-ahead for...
Title:
Summary
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22-Jan-2003
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The primary scientific goal of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission is to detect and observe gravitational waves from astronomical sources such as massive black holes (MBHs) and...
Title:
Dwarf
galaxy UGCA 281
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17-Jan-2018
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Dwarf
galaxy UGCA 281
Title:
Dwarf
Galaxy Holmberg IX
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09-Jan-2008
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Dwarf
Galaxy Holmberg IX
Title:
Sculptor
dwarf
galaxy
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27-Jan-2017
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Sculptor
dwarf
galaxy
Title:
X-ray emission from
dwarf
galaxy J1329+3234
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19-Jan-2014
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X-ray emission from
dwarf
galaxy J1329+3234
Title:
Perseus
dwarf
galaxy
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12-Jan-2009
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Perseus
dwarf
galaxy
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Perseus
dwarf
galaxy
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12-Jan-2009
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Perseus
dwarf
galaxy
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Perseus
dwarf
galaxy
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12-Jan-2009
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Perseus
dwarf
galaxy
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Perseus
dwarf
galaxy
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12-Jan-2009
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Perseus
dwarf
galaxy
Title:
Dwarf
galaxy DDO 68
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25-Jan-2014
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Dwarf
galaxy DDO 68
Title:
NGC 4449: a nearby irregular
dwarf
starburst galaxy
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03-Jan-2007
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Starburst in nearby irregular
dwarf
galaxy NGC 4449
Title:
Fornax
dwarf
galaxy
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20-Jan-2014
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Fornax
dwarf
galaxy
Title:
Hubble observing the Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy
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27-Jan-2017
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Hubble observing the Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy
Title:
Gaia's globular clusters and
dwarf
galaxies
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25-Jan-2018
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Gaia's globular clusters and
dwarf
galaxies
Title:
Artist's impression of the brown
dwarf
2M1207
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13-Jan-2012
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Artist's impression of the brown
dwarf
2M1207
Title:
Draco and Ursa Minor
dwarf
galaxies
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25-Jan-2018
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Draco and Ursa Minor
dwarf
galaxies
Title:
Introduction to the Universe
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18-Jan-2004
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Introduction to the Universe Solar System The Solar System is a collection of planets, moons, asteroids and comets and other rocky objects orbiting the Sun. The Solar System is believed to extend...
Title:
Ultracompact
dwarf
galaxy M60-UCD1 as viewed by Hubble
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17-Jan-2014
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Ultracompact
dwarf
galaxy M60-UCD1 as viewed by Hubble
Title:
Artist's impression of accreting black hole in a
dwarf
galaxy
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19-Jan-2014
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Artist's impression of accreting black hole in a
dwarf
galaxy
Title:
Minuscule motions of stars in Sculptor
dwarf
galaxy
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27-Jan-2017
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Minuscule motions of stars in Sculptor
dwarf
galaxy
Title:
Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy (ground-based view)
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27-Jan-2017
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Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy (ground-based view)
Title:
Gaia's globular clusters and
dwarf
galaxies – with orbits
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25-Jan-2018
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Gaia's globular clusters and
dwarf
galaxies – with orbits
Title:
Hubble view of the Sculptor
dwarf
galaxy (pointing 2)
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27-Jan-2017
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Hubble view of the Sculptor
dwarf
galaxy (pointing 2)
Title:
Hubble view of the Sculptor
dwarf
galaxy (pointing 1)
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27-Jan-2017
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Hubble view of the Sculptor
dwarf
galaxy (pointing 1)
Title:
The Sagittarius
dwarf
galaxy in Gaia's all-sky view
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19-Jan-2018
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The Sagittarius
dwarf
galaxy in Gaia's all-sky view
Title:
The area around
dwarf
galaxy DDO 68 (ground-based image)
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25-Jan-2014
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The area around
dwarf
galaxy DDO 68 (ground-based image)
Title:
Brown
Dwarf
Gliese 299B
Publish date:
27-Jan-2000
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seen around a star beyond our Sun, and the first unambiguous detection of a brown
dwarf
...The brown...
Title:
GOODS field containing distant
dwarf
galaxies forming stars at an incredible rate
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19-Jan-2014
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GOODS field containing distant
dwarf
galaxies forming stars at an incredible rate
Title:
GOODS field containing distant
dwarf
galaxies forming stars at an incredible rate
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19-Jan-2014
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GOODS field containing distant
dwarf
galaxies forming stars at an incredible rate
Title:
Hubble's view of the Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy (pointing 2)
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27-Jan-2017
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Hubble's view of the Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy (pointing 2)
Title:
Hubble's view of the Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy (pointing 1)
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27-Jan-2017
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Hubble's view of the Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy (pointing 1)
Title:
Globular clusters and
dwarf
galaxies orbiting the Milky Way
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25-Jan-2018
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Globular clusters and
dwarf
galaxies orbiting the Milky Way
Title:
First mass of an ultra-cool brown
dwarf
measured [heic0410]
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15-Jan-2004
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world's biggest telescopes have directly measured the mass of an ultra-cool brown
dwarf
...star and its companion...
Title:
Wide-field image of the sky around the Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy
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27-Jan-2017
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Wide-field image of the sky around the Sculptor
Dwarf
Galaxy
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