NASA Celebration: 4 Brand New Hubble Images Released
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '4.971', 'text': 'NASA is celebrating \nHubble’s 35th birthday'}, {'start': '4.971', 'end': '7.340', 'text': 'with an assortment \nof breathtaking images'}, {'start': '7.340', 'end': '10.276', 'text': 'recently taken by the space telescope:'}, {'start': '10.276', 'end': '11.911', 'text': 'stretching from the planet Mars,'}, {'start': '11.911', 'end': '14.681', 'text': 'to spectacular star-forming regions,'}, {'start': '14.681', 'end': '18.051', 'text': 'to a magnificent neighboring galaxy.'}, {'start': '18.051', 'end': '24.057', 'text': 'The first birthday image shows\xa0\nthe planetary nebula NGC 2899,'}, {'start': '24.057', 'end': '27.193', 'text': 'located about 4,500 light-years away'}, {'start': '27.193', 'end': '31.197', 'text': 'in the\xa0southern constellation Vela. A hot white dwarf,'}, {'start': '31.197', 'end': '34.734', 'text': 'possibly with companion stars, \ndrives powerful'}, {'start': '34.734', 'end': '39.272', 'text': 'outflows of gas that shape the nebula’s bipolar structure.'}, {'start': '39.272', 'end': '42.809', 'text': 'Gaseous pillars point back toward\xa0\nthe source of radiation'}, {'start': '42.809', 'end': '44.210', 'text': 'and stellar winds,'}, {'start': '44.210', 'end': '49.182', 'text': 'and the vivid colors come from\xa0\nglowing hydrogen and oxygen.'}, {'start': '49.182', 'end': '56.122', 'text': 'Hubble also captured a detailed face-on view of\xa0galaxy NGC 5335.'}, {'start': '56.122', 'end': '58.792', 'text': 'Unlike typical spiral galaxies,'}, {'start': '58.792', 'end': '61.961', 'text': 'it lacks well-defined arms and features a'}, {'start': '61.961', 'end': '65.231', 'text': 'prominent bar stretching\nacross its center.'}, {'start': '65.231', 'end': '70.637', 'text': 'This bar funnels gas toward the core, fueling\xa0star formation.'}, {'start': '70.637', 'end': '72.872', 'text': 'Bars can appear and fade over'}, {'start': '72.872', 'end': '77.110', 'text': 'billions of years, and they’re found in about 30\xa0percent of galaxies,'}, {'start': '77.110', 'end': '79.746', 'text': 'including our own Milky Way.'}, {'start': '79.746', 'end': '84.250', 'text': 'This Hubble image captures a small section of the\xa0Rosette Nebula,'}, {'start': '84.250', 'end': '88.188', 'text': 'a vast star-forming region 100 light-years across'}, {'start': '88.188', 'end': '91.291', 'text': 'and located 5,200 light-years\xa0away.'}, {'start': '91.291', 'end': '95.028', 'text': 'Hubble zooms in on a 4-light-year-wide slice,'}, {'start': '95.028', 'end': '98.832', 'text': 'revealing dark hydrogen \nclouds laced with\xa0dust.'}, {'start': '98.832', 'end': '101.434', 'text': 'These clouds are being \nsculpted by intense'}, {'start': '101.434', 'end': '106.272', 'text': 'radiation from a cluster of \nmassive stars at the\xa0nebula’s center.'}, {'start': '106.272', 'end': '108.374', 'text': 'In the upper right, a young star'}, {'start': '108.374', 'end': '111.845', 'text': 'at the tip of a dark cloud \nshoots out plasma\xa0jets'}, {'start': '111.845', 'end': '114.948', 'text': 'that slam into\nsurrounding gas, creating'}, {'start': '114.948', 'end': '117.317', 'text': 'a glowing red shock wave.'}, {'start': '117.317', 'end': '122.388', 'text': 'The colors in the\xa0image come from hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.'}, {'start': '122.388', 'end': '126.426', 'text': 'The final anniversary images show two sides\xa0of Mars'}, {'start': '126.426', 'end': '129.496', 'text': 'from about 61 million miles away.'}, {'start': '129.496', 'end': '134.033', 'text': 'Ultraviolet light reveals\nthin water-ice\xa0clouds,'}, {'start': '134.033', 'end': '136.503', 'text': 'giving the red planet a frosty look.'}, {'start': '136.503', 'end': '141.841', 'text': 'The icy northern polar cap is entering\xa0\nspring. At the 10 o’clock position,'}, {'start': '141.841', 'end': '146.513', 'text': 'the giant volcano Olympus Mons rises above\xa0the clouds,'}, {'start': '146.513', 'end': '149.582', 'text': 'towering 70,000 feet high,'}, {'start': '149.582', 'end': '153.186', 'text': 'or 2.5 times taller than Mt. Everest.'}, {'start': '153.186', 'end': '157.590', 'text': 'The dark\xa0streak near center-left is Valles Marineris,'}, {'start': '157.590', 'end': '161.327', 'text': 'a 2,500-mile-long canyon system.'}, {'start': '161.327', 'end': '166.299', 'text': 'On the right,\xa0high-altitude evening clouds hug the eastern limb,'}, {'start': '166.299', 'end': '172.539', 'text': 'while the 1,400-mile-wide Hellas\xa0\nBasin lies far to the south.'}, {'start': '172.539', 'end': '177.343', 'text': 'Because Hubble orbits above Earth’s\xa0\natmosphere, it can give us these clear'}, {'start': '177.343', 'end': '180.346', 'text': 'views of the many \nwonders in our universe.'}, {'start': '180.346', 'end': '183.750', 'text': 'For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has'}, {'start': '183.750', 'end': '186.019', 'text': 'transformed our view of the universe'}, {'start': '186.019', 'end': '189.722', 'text': 'and\xa0deepened our understanding\nof our place\xa0within it.'}, {'start': '189.722', 'end': '193.092', 'text': 'From refining the estimated age of the\xa0cosmos'}, {'start': '193.092', 'end': '195.828', 'text': 'to measuring how quickly it’s expanding,'}, {'start': '195.828', 'end': '199.899', 'text': 'Hubble has helped answer some of\xa0\nastronomy’s biggest questions.'}, {'start': '199.899', 'end': '205.271', 'text': 'Its deep field images allow us to\xa0\npeer across billions of light-years,'}, {'start': '205.271', 'end': '208.708', 'text': 'revealing galaxies\nin their earliest stages:'}, {'start': '208.708', 'end': '211.611', 'text': 'snapshots we can compare\nto the Milky Way'}, {'start': '211.611', 'end': '214.380', 'text': 'to\xa0learn more about \nour own galactic history.'}, {'start': '214.380', 'end': '217.517', 'text': 'Hubble also continues to explore activity\xa0within'}, {'start': '217.517', 'end': '219.986', 'text': 'our own solar system and beyond,'}, {'start': '219.986', 'end': '224.357', 'text': 'capturing details of distant planets, stars, and\xa0systems'}, {'start': '224.357', 'end': '226.960', 'text': 'throughout the galaxy and the universe.'}, {'start': '226.960', 'end': '229.796', 'text': 'Its scientific capabilities \nare used jointly'}, {'start': '229.796', 'end': '232.865', 'text': 'and\xa0collaboratively with\nthose of other telescopes'}, {'start': '232.865', 'end': '234.867', 'text': 'on the ground and in space,'}, {'start': '234.867', 'end': '237.570', 'text': 'including the\xa0James Webb Space Telescope,'}, {'start': '237.570', 'end': '239.872', 'text': 'the Chandra X-ray\xa0Observatory,'}, {'start': '239.872', 'end': '242.909', 'text': 'the Transiting Exoplanet Survey\xa0Satellite,'}, {'start': '242.909', 'end': '245.678', 'text': 'the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission,'}, {'start': '245.678', 'end': '248.481', 'text': 'and the upcoming \nRoman Space Telescope,'}, {'start': '248.481', 'end': '252.218', 'text': 'ensuring cutting edge \nscience and discovery.'}, {'start': '252.218', 'end': '254.721', 'text': 'Thanks to five \nastronaut servicing missions'}, {'start': '254.721', 'end': '258.291', 'text': 'and\xa0ongoing support from expert teams on the ground,'}, {'start': '258.291', 'end': '260.426', 'text': 'Hubble remains in excellent health'}, {'start': '260.426', 'end': '262.562', 'text': 'and\xa0is expected to deliver groundbreaking'}, {'start': '262.562', 'end': '266.699', 'text': 'science for years to come.\nExplore more about Hubble’s'}, {'start': '266.699', 'end': '300.566', 'text': 'discoveries at nasa.gov/hubble and\xa0\nfollow along on social media @NASAHubble.'}]