Two of the sky’s more famous residents share the stage with a lesser-known neighbour in an enormous three gigapixel image from the European Southern Observatory
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Hubble snaps close-up portrait of Jupiter
The image adds to many others made in the past, and together they allow astronomers to study changes in the atmosphere of the gas giant
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New image release: Hubble captures aftermath of galaxy collision
A curious galaxy has been caught dancing the crazed dance of a galactic merger
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New Horizons Update: Water ice and blue skies found on Pluto
Recent colour images reveal more about the dwarf planet
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Curiosity sends ‘picture perfect’ postcard from Mount Sharp, Mars
The Martian image comes after NASA’s rover drilled its eighth hole on the Red Planet
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New image of nearby galaxy captured by Earth-based telescope
From an area free of light pollution, the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy has been imaged in exquisite detail by the European Southern Observatory
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New Horizons Update: Pluto’s cliffs and craters make an appearance
With less than a day until the historic flyby of Pluto, the dwarf planet’s icy surface is becoming more fascinating and complex
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New Horizons Update: Last image of Pluto’s puzzling spots returned
We get one final look at Pluto’s Charon-facing hemisphere two days before the flyby
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New Horizons Update: Stunning new image of Pluto and Charon unveiled days before flyby
With less than four days until the spacecraft’s close approach to the dwarf planet, imagery of Pluto’s system is truly coming into focus
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New image reveals exciting features on Pluto and Charon
The New Horizons spacecraft has brought dwarf planet Pluto and its largest moon Charon into intriguing focus
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New image release: astronomers capture dragon’s life and death
An unfamiliar region of one of our closest neighbours – the Large Magellanic Cloud – has been imaged for the very first time.