7 stunning images of stars and galaxies captured by NASA Hubble Space Telescope

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The Hubble Space Telescope searches for "medium" black holes, finding evidence in star cluster M4. Thousands of stars, colourful and bright, fill the image with some appearing blue or yellow-orange. Four diffraction spikes surround brighter stars.

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Hubble Space Telescope discovers black holes in galaxy centres. Galaxy census reveals black hole mass links to galaxy size. Image shows a yellow-orange and reddish disk surrounded by white and rust-coloured disk.

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IC 776, in the Virgo constellation, is 100 million light-years away. Understanding dwarf galaxies like IC 776 helps comprehend galaxy evolution. Spiral galaxy image shows a tilted view with a colourful core and wispy edges.

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ESO 306-17 galaxy stands alone, surrounded by distant galaxies. Bright white light surrounded by glowing haze. Image features several distant galaxies scattered in black space.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures the celestial "spiral" near LL Pegasi star. Spiral formed by dying star casting off material. Image shows a bright foreground star with faint blue spiral and distant stars.

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Arp-Madore 2026-424 displays galactic gaze. Two yellow galactic cores resemble eyes, surrounded by swirling blue stars. Image depicts distant stars and galaxies against black space.

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Overlapping galaxies, NGC 3314, move in different directions without collision. Image shows interlaced galaxies resembling a hazy "X" shape, one with dark brown dust and bright blue stars.