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2015

21 Apr

17 breathtaking pictures produced by the Hubble Space Telescope

As the Hubble Space Telescope prepares to celebrate 25 years since its launch, we look at some of the most iconic images that it’s taken. Launched in 1990, it is one of the largest, most versatile and well-known space telescopes in operation.

1. Antennae Galaxies

Antennae Galaxies

2. Butterfly emerges from planetary nebula

Butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary nebula NGC 63

3. Crab Nebula

Most detailed image of the Crab Nebula

4. Eagle Nebula

The Eagle has risen: Stellar spire in the Eagle Nebula

5. Galaxies galore

Hubble sees galaxies galore

6. Horsehead Nebula

Horsehead Nebula

7. Light echo unveils dust patterns

Light continues to echo three years after stellar outburst

8. Magnetic monster

Magnetic monster NGC 1275

9. New stars create a cavity

New stars shed light on the past

10. NGC 1316

Hubble Spies Cosmic Dust Bunnies

11. Orion Nebula

Hubble's sharpest view of the Orion Nebula

12. Pillars of Creation

New view of the Pillars of Creation — visible

13. Rose made of galaxies

A rose made of galaxies

14. Sombrero Galaxy

Hubble Mosaic of the Majestic Sombrero Galaxy

15. Star cluster bursts into life

16. Whirlpool Galaxy

Out of this whirl: The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and companion gala

17. Young stars sculpt dust and gas

Young stars sculpt gas with powerful outflows

(All from Hubble Space Telescope/NASA/ESA)

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