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Truth Behind the Photos: What the Hubble Space Telescope Really Sees | Space

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The Hubble Space Telescope has taken many iconic images of the cosmos. But does Hubble show us what the universe really looks like?

Three thousand light-years away, a dying star throws off shells of glowing gas in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope of the Cat's Eye Nebula. (Image credit: J. P. Harrington (U. Maryland) & K. J. Borkowski (NCSU) HST, NASA) Share Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The nearly 20-year-old Hubble Space Telescope has taken many iconic images of the cosmos and is even the star of a new 3D IMAX movie that gives viewers a chance to fly th

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