This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic tadpole, with its bright head and elongated tail, wriggling through the inky black pool of space. Tadpole galaxies are rare and difficult to find in the local Universe. This striking example, named LEDA 36252, was explored as part of a Hubble study into their mysterious properties — with interesting results.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1612/
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ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
28 June 2016
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9 June 2016: The June 2016 issue of the ESA/Hubble Science Newsletter is now available. This issue features announcements on the upcoming conference, Science with the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes ...
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