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New photos from NASA
The Hubble Space Telescope gives astronomy fans two new images that are truly heavenly.
By wire services
Published April 25, 2005
 [AP photos/NASA] The latest image of spiral galaxy M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy.
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The Eagle Nebula, as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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During the 15 years that the Hubble Space Telescope has orbited the Earth, it has taken three-quarters of a million photos of the cosmos -- images that have awed, astounded and even confounded astronomers and the public alike.
On Monday, NASA and the European Space Agency released new views of two of the most well-known images Hubble has taken: the Eagle Nebula, and spiral galaxy M51(NGC5194), known as the Whirlpool Galaxy.
The images, among the largest and sharpest views Hubble has taken, are sharp enough that they could be enlarged to billboard size and still retain all of their details.
[Last modified April 25, 2005, 13:13:22]
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