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It's going to be the Galaxy Evolution Explorer fifth birthday. Check out all the information and its best pictures. On April 28th of 2003 the spacecraft GALEX, which means Galaxy Evolution Explorer, was sent into space with the mission of observing galaxies in ultraviolet light across 10 billion years of cosmic history through an incorporated tel

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daducha
April 27, 2008, 4:33 a.m.
Those are such amazing images especially the first one.

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koranagirl
April 27, 2008, 5:02 a.m.
Beautiful images.
Certainly there is a great amount of divinity in all of this.

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pyderi
April 27, 2008, 6:24 a.m.
we can see stuff that happened 10 billion years ago...
isn't that time travelling...

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  Raiderwall
  April 27, 2008, 5:57 p.m.
  Yes, it's breathtaking, because light from these galaxies takes so long to get here. We're seeing stars and galaxies in the night sky as they were thousands, millions, and billions of years ago.
  
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rdy2rck
April 27, 2008, 7:01 a.m.
Just plain WOW.

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  Will1313
  April 27, 2008, 1:28 p.m.
  you beat me to that one.. WOW..
  
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  Endoscopy
  April 28, 2008, 9:45 a.m.
  ditto
  
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Dicax_Maximus
April 27, 2008, 11:09 a.m.
Awesome pics....

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dadesider
April 27, 2008, 11:48 a.m.
Beautious...

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tkyrchncs
April 27, 2008, 3 p.m.
Great stuff, especially the Cartwheel Galaxy where it was hit by another galaxy. Guess the celestial traffic light didn't work!
Thanks, pyderi

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markoller
April 27, 2008, 3:38 p.m.
The Cartwheel Galaxy took my breath away.

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markoller
April 27, 2008, 3:50 p.m.
I never knew about Galex until now. Here if more information: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/

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Klarissa
April 27, 2008, 8:27 p.m.
makes you wonder why the earth is still in one piece

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  BronxBomber
  April 28, 2008, 12:01 a.m.
  Yeah, despite man's willfull negligence,certain abuse towards it, and each other for the most part.
  
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ETproductions
April 28, 2008, midnight
Fantastic images. What a universe. We know so little of its wonders.
If you missed today's pictures the Hubble grabbed of two galaxies colliding, here's a link. http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releas...
Looks spectacular when viewed from here. Thanks be it isn't happening in our own neighborhood at this particular time.

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  blinkers
  April 28, 2008, 12:56 a.m.
  That link's an absolute spellbinder, ET.
  Just mind-blowing images of what the Hubble is "seeing". Other amazing images include the "Pistol Star" -- emitting as much energy in seconds as the earth's sun does in one year.
  
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