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Hubble's 15th Anniversary

Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 5:11:17 pm

On the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA has released two stunning new pictures. (Hat tip: The New Editor.)

Here’s one: the spiral galaxy M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy.

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