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Capturing space

Space telescopes work around the clock to collect information in a rangę of wavelengths. Though they image objects nearby, these telescopes usually peer into deep space to give us extraordinary views of distant stars and galaxies.

Milky Way galaxy This colorful view of our galaxy combines images from three telescopes (see right): Spitzer reveals dusty clouds; Chandra highlights the center of the galaxy; and Hubble images warm gas.

Pluto Two smali moons, now named Nix and Hydra, were discovered when the Hubble Space Telescope took this image of Pluto (center) in 2005. Close to Pluto is its largest moon, Charon. To the right are Nix (top) and Hydra.

V838 Monocerotis This red supergiant star suddenly brightened in 2002. The outburst was a result of light spreading through a gas-and-dust cloud around the star and making morę of the cloud visible.

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