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A hazy disk of millions of stars, with an off-center red/white core and brilliant sparkling blue arms stretching out from the bottom, around to the right and trailing up over the top, off into space

Hubble Sees a Swirl of Star Formation

The regions where new stars are being born in this starburst galaxy are highlighted by sparkling bright blue regions along the galactic arms.

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A core of dark, but smokey blue, ringed with the colors of the rainbow, finally exploding into shells of red gasses blasting out across the stars

Hubble reveals the Ring Nebula’s true shape

New observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like star reveal a new twist.

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Magnetar SGR 0418-5729, left, and artist concept, right

A Hidden Population of Exotic Neutron Stars

Data from Chandra and other satellites shows that exotic magnetars may be more diverse, and common, than previously thought.

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Astronaut Chris Cassidy

Crew Ramps Up Science After New Treadmill Installed

The Expedition 36 trio aboard the International Space Station is stepping up science work after several days of treadmill installation activities.

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Teachers Mark Buesing and Jette Poulsen aboard the NASA P-3B during an IceBridge survey flight on Apr. 8, 2013.

Science Teachers See NASA IceBridge Research

NASA's Operation IceBridge hosted three science teachers during their recent Arctic field campaign, giving these educators a first-hand polar science ...

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The structural test article adapter is flipped at Marshall testing facility Building 4705.

Adapter 'Flips' for 2014 Exploration Flight Test

NASA engineers recently flipped a 1,000-pound adapter to prepare for Exploration Flight Test 1 in 2014 and Space Launch System flight in 2017.

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Astronaut Chris Cassidy

More Fluids Science and Treadmill Installation Work ...

Expedition 36 is installing a new treadmill in the Zvezda service module and working science and maintenance.

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The Engine Burns Blue

This image shows a cutting-edge solar-electric propulsion thruster in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., that uses xenon ions for propulsion.
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Pavlof Volcano From Station

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) photographed this striking view of Pavlof Volcano on May 18, 2013. The oblique perspective from the ISS reveals the three dimensional structure of the ash plume, which is often obscured by the top-down view of most remote sensing satellites.
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