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False-colour composite image of nova T Pyxidis.The nova is surrounded by shells of gas thrown off during its explosion. The bright spots are caused by the gas interacting with interstellar matter or by the collision of fast-moving and slow-moving gas from several eruptions. This image is based on pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Ursa major constellation illustration art. (Big Dipper) stars, space, night sky)
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1 July 2002: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite reveals a massive solar eruption more than 30 times the Earth's diameter. The eruption formed when a loop of a magnetic field over the surface of the Sun trapped hot gas.
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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
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M101 (NGC 5457, The Pinwheel Galaxy). Hubble Space Telescope image of face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 (M101). Largest most detailed photo of a spiral galaxy that has ever been released from Hubble. Created from 1994-2003
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