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Hubble’s best shots: Eta Carinae

20 Apr 2020

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on 24 April 1990. To celebrate its 30th anniversary in space, Physics World is publishing a series of blog posts exploring Hubble’s 10 best images, as chosen by the science journalist and editor Keith Cooper

Image of clouds of cosmic dust emerging from the Eta Carinae star system
Cosmic fireworks: the Eta Carinae star system – number 6 on our list of the Hubble Space Telescope's best images – is prone to violent outbursts, including an episode in the 1840s during which ejected material formed the bipolar bubbles seen here. (Courtesy: NASA/ESA/Nathan Smith ((University of Arizona))/Jon Morse ((BoldlyGo Institute)))
Hidden beneath the expanding lobes of gas and dust in this multi-wavelength view is one of the most

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Keith Cooper is a freelance science journalist and editor
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