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Far-flung galaxies and newborn stars

The Hubble Space Telescope was placed into orbit on April 25, 1990. Since then, it has taken more than 700,000 photographs of celestial objects and events, according to the Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach. At right is an image of a dying star.

Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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The Beauty of Our Universe
by April 29, 2005 11:40 AM PDT
It is to bad that a machine that has given so much in such a short life, will have to retire with so little fan fare. Thank-you for providing man kind with such awe inspiring beauty.
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