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Taken under the wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud1719

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Taken under the wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud1719

Hubble Observes Star Explosions in Virgo1689

The Rose of Galaxies1687

LEDA 1313424, Nicknamed the Bullseye1667

IC 3421664

A cluster of young stars1653

A mysterious superbubble carving out a nebula1646

IC 20511645

The Butterfly Nebula1643

#10

A nearby planetary nebula with a festive appearance, named NGC 51891643

#11

Bright Clouds of Gas and Dust Forming Mounds1633

#12

Within the Realm of a Dying Star1633

#13

The Anemic Spiral Galaxy NGC 49211632

#14

Two Merging Galaxies in System VV 689, Nicknamed the Angel Wing1629

#15

A gigantic cosmic bat shadow1629

#16

A giant nebula shaped like a red spider1628

#17

Sculpted by luminous stars1627

#18

NGC 2392, nicknamed the Eskimo Nebula1625

#19

A composite view of the Crab Nebula1623

#20

The Center of the Lagoon Nebula1620

#21

Link between mergers and supermassive black holes1619

#22

The Ethereal Aura of the Ghost of Cassiopeia1619

#23

Holiday Nebula ornament1618

#24

Hubble Zooms In on Shards of an Exploded Star1617

#25

The Smoke Ring-Shaped Structure of This Galaxy1614

#26

The Luminous Heart of Galaxy M611613

#27

A galactic couple shaped like a spaceship1613

#28

Four planetary nebulae1611

#29

Two of the Galaxies in the Galactic Triplet Arp 2481609

#30

NGC 2775 is a flocculent spiral galaxy1608

#31

The Cat's Eye Nebula1603

#32

An underlying population of newborn stars buried in the NGC 346 nebula1603

#33

Competing Antennae Galaxies1603

#34

NGC 7027 resembles a jeweled insect with brilliant colors1602

#35

Arp Madore 608-3331602

#36

Little Gem Nebula1602

#37

A star swelling, a giant bubble1600

#38

NGC 9861599

#39

The Starburst Galaxy Messier 941598

#40

Cotton Candy Clouds1593

#41

View of a nebula1592

#42

Little Dumbbell Nebula1591

#43

Stellar Explosions in NGC 69841591

#44

Stunning new image of the Carina Nebula1590

#45

The Tarantula Nebula1590

#46

When galaxies collide1589

#47

A ring of stellar fire1589

#48

Two Galaxies in Full Action1588

#49

Radiating the light of millions of suns1586

#50

A cataclysmic cosmic collision1586

#51

The Pillars of Creation1585

#52

A rare type of black hole feeding on stars1584

#53

A captivating spiral1582

#54

Jellyfish in the sky1582

#55

A dusty galaxy harboring an exploding star1582

#56

A mysterious galaxy1581

#57

Swirls of Dust in the Flame Nebula1581

#58

The Magnificent Tapestry of Young Stars1581

#59

NGC 6052 is a pair of colliding galaxies1581

#60

Supernova 1987A1579

#61

The Spiral Galaxy M911579

#62

A galaxy in a furnace1579

#63

The Galaxy NGC 19611578

#64

A small portion of the Monkey Head Nebula1576

#65

A spiral galaxy like our Milky Way1576

#66

This Celestial Lightsaber Is Inside Our Galaxy, the Milky Way1576

#67

A multitude of stars and cosmic dust1575

#68

Numerous arm-like structures surrounding this galaxy1575

#69

An intergalactic dance1573

#70

A whirlwind of glowing gas and dark dust1573

#71

A cosmic cloud studded with stars1573

#72

A galaxy with a fascinating supernova past1572

#73

NGC 18031571

#74

A so-called jellyfish galaxy1571

#75

The Prawn Nebula1570

#76

A three-way gravitational tug-of-war between galaxies1570

#77

Hubble Has Front-Row Seat to Galaxy Collision1570

#78

A pair of overlapping galaxies called NGC 33141567

#79

A dangerous dance1567

#80

Shimmering light in the Egg Nebula1566

#81

The Light Echo of V838 Mon1566

#82

A vibrant galaxy from the Virgo Cluster1565

#83

The Galaxy That Spectacularly Cuts Through the Frame of This Image1564

#84

The Planetary Nebula IC 4181563

#85

A stormy stellar nursery1563

#86

Festive Fireworks of Carina1562

#87

The Lenticular Galaxy NGC 34891561

#88

NGC 31751561

#89

A colorful galaxy1561

#90

An active galactic center1559

#91

The Large Magellanic Cloud Hosts Some of the Most Vast and Intense Active Star Regions1559

#92

An explosive galaxy1558

#93

A charming spiral galaxy brimming with stars1558

#94

The Ghostly Glow of a Dead Star1558

#95

Spirals or ellipticals, but NGC 6861 is neither of these types1557

#96

A mysterious cosmic keyhole1557

#97

Galaxy Known as a Blue Compact Dwarf1556

#98

The Temperature Variations of the Cosmic Microwave Background1556

#99

A serene-looking landscape of gas and dust1555

#100

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 34301555

#101

A cosmic megamaser1554

#102

NGC 6891 is a bright and asymmetric planetary nebula1554

#103

NGC 25001554

#104

The Complex Cosmic Knot Visible Here Is NGC 26231553

#105

A cosmic interaction1552

#106

This Glittering Spiral Galaxy Seems to Stretch Across the Sky1551

#107

An edge-on spiral with an affinity for curves1551

#108

The Center of Galaxy NGC 5241550

#109

Hubble Observes Galactic Gas Escaping1550

#110

NGC 2442, the Meathook Galaxy1549

#111

Swirls of Stars in Formation1549

#112

The Unbarred Spiral Galaxy NGC 50331549

#113

The Starry Galaxy NGC 39721548

#114

The Cartwheel Galaxy1547

#115

NGC 37171546

#116

A cannibal galaxy1545

#117

The Silhouette of a Celestial Bird1545

#118

Cosmic Christmas Wreath1545

#119

Lonely Galaxy Lost in Space1544

#120

A cosmic eye1544

#121

The Heart of the Milky Way1543

#122

The Irregular Galaxy NGC 44851542

#123

The Cold Galaxy with a Hot Corona1540

#124

An emission nebula and star cluster duo1539

#125

The Edge of a Spectacular Spiral1539

#126

Calabash Nebula1539

#127

NGC 6946, the Fireworks Galaxy1539

#128

Newborn Stars Transforming a Nebula1539

#129

A peculiar galactic couple1538

#130

A dusty galaxy with a supermassive center1537

#131

A lens-shaped galaxy1537

#132

The Hockey Stick Galaxy1537

#133

Vigorous stellar formation1536

#134

The Galaxy NGC 43801536

#135

A galaxy with dazzling details1536

#136

A peculiar spiral galaxy called ARP 184 or NGC 19611535

#137

The Vibrant Core of Galaxy NGC 31251535

#138

The Constellation of Andromeda1535

#139

NGC 30811534

#140

NGC 53641534

#141

Stellar Jewelry Box1533

#142

Hubble Observes an Unusual Resident of Cassiopeia1532

#143

The Pillars of Creation from the Eagle Nebula in Infrared1531

#144

A galaxy with an active black hole1531

#145

Hubble Observes a Long-Dead Star1531

#146

The Bright Zones of Nebulosity Near Newly Formed Stars1531

#147

Large Magellanic Cloud1531

#148

A galaxy resembling an atomic nucleus1530

#149

An exceptional stellar nursery1530

#150

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 1672 with a Supernova1530

#151

A Spiral Galaxy Named NGC 44551529

#152

Hubble Observes the Final Moments of a Dying Star1529

#153

A transformation in the constellation Virgo1529

#154

The Glow of Distant Stars Inside NGC 52641529

#155

Two Stars Shine at the Center of a Cascading Dust Ring in a Stellar System Named DI Cha1526

#156

NGC 7814, known as the Little Sombrero1525

#157

A galaxy with an active center1524

#158

A colorful observation of the Southern Crab Nebula1524

#159

A side view of NGC 35681524

#160

An astronomical explosion1523

#161

NGC 7773 is a magnificent example of a barred spiral galaxy1523

#162

The Nebula IRAS 05437+25021522

#163

A galactic cascade1521

#164

A protostar and a protoplanetary disk1521

#165

NGC 5283 V41521

#166

The Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 32271520

#167

The Host Galaxy of 2 Supernovae1520

#168

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 45351520

#169

NGC 6911518

#170

A rippling cosmic cloud1518

#171

MCG+01 38 005 (below) is a special type of megamaser1518

#172

NGC 1032 slices through the silent darkness of space1517

#173

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 31691516

#174

The Spiral Galaxy ESO 373-81516

#175

A curious spiral1516

#176

NGC 4639 harbors a supermassive black hole absorbing the surrounding gas1514

#177

The Spiral Galaxy Mrk 13371514

#178

A stunning view of spiral galaxy NGC 45711514

#179

NGC 6131513

#180

Einstein Ring1513

#181

NGC 75131513

#182

Hubble Peers Into the Heart of a Galactic Maelstrom1513

#183

The Galaxy NGC 2273 Features an Inner Ring and Two Outer Pseudo-Rings1512

#184

A dazzling firework-shaped galaxy1512

#185

The Bright Ring of Star Formation Surrounding the Heart of Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 10971508

#186

The Grand Design Spiral NGC 36311508

#187

The Star-Forming Nebula G035.20-0.741506

#188

The Colorful Demise of a Sun-Like Star1506

#189

Speedy Star Jets1506

#190

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 3285B1505

#191

The Peaceful Spiral Galaxy UGC 122951504

#192

NGC 29851503

#193

The Highly Irregular Galaxy ESO 174-11503

#194

Portrait of a star's gaseous glow1503

#195

Cleopatra's Eye1502

#196

A menacing face formed by the titanic collision between two galaxies1502

#197

The Dwarf Galaxy NGC 46251500

#198

The strange case of a calcium-rich supernova1499

#199

Star HD 44179 is surrounded by an extraordinary structure called the Red Rectangle1499

#200

The Galaxy NGC 14831499

#201

An eclectic grouping of galaxies1498

#202

A celestial cannonball1498

#203

NGC 1947, a galaxy with delicate filaments1497

#204

Grand Magellanic Fireworks1497

#205

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 32541497

#206

NGC 5728 is a galaxy of colossal energy1496

#207

The Triangulum Galaxy1495

#208

The Blue Swirls of Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 69561494

#209

NGC 15661493

#210

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 1051493

#211

The Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1038+4849 and It Seems to Smile1492

#212

The Jagged Remains of a Cosmic Explosion1492

#213

A monstrous merger1492

#214

Dwarf galaxy NGC 178 is actively forming new stars1492

#215

A fascinating active galaxy1491

#216

NGC 53981491

#217

A strangely luminous black hole1490

#218

The Galaxy NGC 46891490

#219

The Seyfert Galaxy1490

#220

A dark nebula1489

#221

A solitary spiral1489

#222

A swirling galaxy1489

#223

NGC 3597, an elliptical galaxy1489

#224

The Squid Galaxy1488

#225

A triple stellar system1488

#226

Hubble Observes Light and Darkness in the Universe1488

#227

Hubble Peers Into the Vastness of Space1486

#228

Stellar Fragments Across the Sky1485

#229

A portion of the Tarantula Nebula1484

#230

A magnificent barred galaxy1484

#231

LEDA 899961484

#232

NGC 43941484

#233

Close-Up of the Red Planet, Mars1484

#234

Hubble Observes the Swirling Disk of NGC 45261484

#235

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 32741483

#236

The Veil Nebula1482

#237

A young star with its helical appearance resembling a snail shell1482

#238

The Two-Faced Whirlpool Galaxy1482

#239

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 20081482

#240

The Blue Bubble1480

#241

NGC 75411480

#242

The Winding Spiral Arms of the Spectacular Galaxy NGC 9761480

#243

The Nebula LMC N44C1480

#244

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 31851479

#245

NGC 4237, a flocculent spiral galaxy1479

#246

A particularly disorganized dwarf galaxy1479

#247

Observing stars in the early universe1479

#248

A rediscovered star cluster1479

#249

A fascinating dwarf galaxy named LEDA 6773731479

#250

The Twisted Galaxy1477

#251

IC 46531476

#252

NGC 29031476

#253

The Galaxy LRG 3-8171476

#254

UGC 125911475

#255

The Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 49071475

#256

A ring of black holes or neutron stars1474

#257

A galaxy shaped like a black eye1473

#258

A very active galactic center1473

#259

Hubble Stares Down a Serpent1472

#260

Galaxy Cluster Cornucopia1472

#261

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 56431472

#262

NGC 17061471

#263

When massive stars die at the end of their short lives1471

#264

The Small Galaxy NGC 15591471

#265

Hubble Revisits the Tangled Object NGC 62401470

#266

A galaxy under pressure1469

#267

The Galaxy NGC 45351469

#268

The Majestic Spiral in Pegasus1469

#269

This Constellation of Glittering Stars Is Messier 751468

#270

A bright patch of stars amid swirls of gas and dust1468

#271

A lenticular galaxy1467

#272

NGC 33441467

#273

The Blue and Orange Stars of the Faint Galaxy NGC 2188 Twinkle1466

#274

ESO 553-46 Has One of the Highest Star Formation Rates1466

#275

NGC 4281465

#276

A merging ring1463

#277

A dazzling cosmic necklace1462

#278

The Hunting Dogs Galaxy1462

#279

Hubble Observes a Curious Supernova in NGC 24411462

#280

A giant galaxy in formation1461

#281

The Dwarf Galaxy NGC 59491461

#282

A large and magnificent blue galaxy1460

#283

The Spiral Arms of Galaxy NGC 33181458

#284

A cosmic distortion1457

#285

The Asymmetric Galaxy NGC 22761457

#286

Two Overlapping Spiral Galaxies Named SDSS J115331 and LEDA 20734611455

#287

A galaxy from the dark side1455

#288

A piercing celestial eye1455

#289

View of the Andromeda Galaxy1455

#290

A multitude of glittering stars1454

#291

NGC 46181453

#292

A starburst galaxy named MCG+07 33 0271452

#293

A serpentine spiral1451

#294

Herbig-Haro Objects Catalogued as HH 46 and HH 471450

#295

Bright Galaxies in a Massive Cluster1450

#296

Hubble Captures Stars Across Generations1448

#297

The Stars of Globular Cluster NGC 6441 Twinkle Peacefully1448

#298

A mirror galaxy1448

#299

The Heart of NGC 10971448

#300

A stellar merger1447

#301

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 29031447

#302

The Galaxy Messier 841445

#303

Small portion of the Small Magellanic Cloud1444

#304

Abell 38271444

#305

The Colorful Globular Cluster NGC 2108, Nestled in the Large Magellanic Cloud1444

#306

The Northern Constellation of Coma Berenices1443

#307

Newborn Stars in the Arms of a Spiral Galaxy1443

#308

The Milky Way's Big Sister1442

#309

The Death of Some Stars, Which Explode Catastrophically1442

#310

A galactic menagerie1441

#311

A merged galaxy1441

#312

A lively crowd of background galaxies and foreground stars1441

#313

The Galaxy NGC 4621, Better Known as Messier 591437

#314

A glittering globular cluster embedded in our Milky Way1437

#315

The Barred Spiral Galaxy Is Exploding1437

#316

The Final Stages of a Star's Life1435

#317

Messier 3 containing an incredible half million stars1434

#318

The Hidden and Dark Side of NGC 241434

#319

NGC 4666, a majestic spiral galaxy1433

#320

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 50231432

#321

The Spiral Galaxy NGC 30211432

#322

Scattered Stars in Sagittarius1431

#323

Celestial Fireworks1430

#324

Alpha Centauri A and B1430

#325

The Galaxy Cluster Abell 28131428

#326

A cluster of galaxies and homeless stars1428

#327

Globular Cluster Terzan 41428

#328

A supermassive and super hungry galaxy1427

#329

A multigenerational cluster1427

#330

Hubble Accidentally Discovers a New Galaxy1427

#331

The Blazing Stars That Form Globular Cluster ESO 591-121427

#332

Exceptional brilliance of Messier 281427

#333

Hubble Observes a Galactic Sunflower1426

#334

NGC 41111426

#335

A cluster of aging stars1426

#336

SH2-308, a faint and wispy shell of gas1422

#337

A dynamic galactic duo1422

#338

ESO 486-211420

#339

A celestial fossil1418

#340

Messier 51418

#341

Jupiter in Ultraviolet1416

#342

A vast galactic neighborhood1415

#343

A small part of the Large Magellanic Cloud1414

#344

Hubble's Warped View of the Universe1414

#345

A galaxy wrapped in a ghostly haze1413

#346

Hubble Observes an Aging Star1413

#347

A merging ring galaxy1412

#348

The Galaxy Cluster ACT-CLJ0102-4915, or El Gordo1409

#349

Two Giant Galaxies1408

#350

NGC 299 is a star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud1405

#351

Globular Cluster NGC 66381402

#352

A tiny starry and dim galaxy1400

#353

Galaxies Invaded by Star Clusters1400

#354

The colorful image of the universe1399

#355

A Starburst Galaxy1398

#356

NGC 4789A1396

#357

Jupiter's Great Red Spot1395

#358

A giant ellipse in the Serpent's head1395

#359

The Dense Globular Cluster NGC 63251392

#360

An ancient glittering ball of stars called NGC 14661392

#361

The Tangled Remains of a Supernova1391

#362

A sphere of stars1389

#363

The Scattered Stars of Globular Cluster NGC 63551388

#364

ESO 455-10 Is One of These Chaotic Planetary Nebulae1388

#365

The Emission Nebula NGC 23131387

#366

A cosmic fossil1387

#367

The Star of Lacerta Outshines a Galaxy1386

#368

Globular Cluster NGC 65581385

#369

The Galaxy Cluster Abell 2091384

#370

The Stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud1384

#371

The Galaxy Messier 861384

#372

The Remarkable Spiral Galaxy NGC 68141379

#373

The Elliptical Galaxy NGC 36101378

#374

Image of Comet ISON Taken by Hubble on April 10, 20131377

#375

NGC 3621376

#376

Globular Cluster NGC 65401375

#377

Westerlund 11375

#378

Starry night1374

#379

The Mysteries of the Needle's Eye, a Dwarf Spiral Galaxy1374

#380

Messier 11 is also known as the Wild Duck Cluster1372

#381

The Open Star Cluster NGC 3301371

#382

The Super Star Cluster Westerlund 11369

#383

The Globular Cluster NGC 17831368

#384

The Globular Cluster Terzan 21367

#385

A new view of Jupiter's storms1365

#386

Jupiter and Three of Its Four Galilean Moons1357

#387

Interacting Galaxies1349

#388

The Globular Cluster NGC 66521346

#389

Comet ISON1340

#390

A barred spiral galaxy, MCG+07 07 0721338

#391

A Saturnian summer1332

#392

New image of Comet ISON plunging toward the sun1329

#393

Two Tangled Galaxies Merging Into One1329

#394

Hubble Spots Auroras on Uranus1325

#395

A swarm of stars1324

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Discover and rank the most stunning Hubble Space Telescope images from NASA. Explore 395 photos of galaxies, nebulae, and cosmic phenomena.

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Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.