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NASA Space Telescopes captured a massive explosion in a galaxy far, far away. No, it wasn't Alderaan, but a star being ripped apart by a black hole.

An animated tour of the known universe gives a glimpse of cosmic structure�and hints at our limited view.

Perhaps the most visceral effect Google Earth offers takes place when you open the program and that vision of the Earth from space swings into view. It's tempting to head off into space itself�but the space imagery Google includes is low-res and very incomplete. Now, two Fermilab scientists have created a layer of rich, detailed images of galaxies and galaxy clusters, using data from the Sloan Sky Survey...