Jul 5, 2013

In the 23 years since the Hubble Space Telescope was launched, the satellite observatory has transmitted countless photographs to NASA astronomers. In recent months, the telescope has captured galaxies colliding, comets soaring through space and bright nebulas expanding.

: Astronomers used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light to mark the 23rd anniversary of the famous observatory’s launch aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. (Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team)

: This is the spiral galaxy NGC 3185, located some 80 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the galaxy’s spiral arms, which can be traced from the center of the galaxy out towards the rim, where they appear to meet a sparkling blue disc. (Handout photo courtesy of ESA/Hubble and NASA)

: With an estimated surface temperature of about 250,000 degrees Celsius, the dying central star of this planetary nebula has become exceptionally hot, shining brightly in ultraviolet light but hidden from direct view by a dense torus of dust. (Photo courtesy of :NASA/ESA/Hubble)

: This Hubble photo of the distinctive Ring Nebula reveals a complex structure, which allowed astronomers to construct the most precise 3D model of the glowing gas shroud. Based on the new observations, the Hubble research team suggests that the ring wraps around a blue football-shaped structure that protrudes out of opposite sides of the ring. The nebula is tilted toward Earth so that astronomers see the ring face-on. (Photo courtesy of NASA/ESA)

: This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, showing what looks like the profile of a celestial bird, belies the fact that close encounters between galaxies are a messy business. This interacting galaxy duo is collectively called Arp 142. (Photo courtesy of NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team)

: This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures an ongoing cosmic collision between two galaxies — a spiral galaxy is in the process of colliding with a lenticular galaxy. (Photo courtesy of European Space Agency/NASA/Hubble)

: Taken on May 8, this picture shows a comet 403 million miles from Earth. (Photo courtesy of NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team)

: Looking toward the constellation of Triangulum (The Triangle), in the northern sky, two very similar galaxies are close enough to one another to be bound together by gravity, although no gravitational disturbance can yet be seen in the image. (Handout photo courtesy of ESA/Hubble and NASA)

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