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NASA publishes Hubble image of galaxy cluster resembling a smiling face

Reporting filed 11 October 2026 confirms the space agency has released the unusual astronomical photograph.

Rhea Castellanos
Space Awareness Correspondent
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NASA releases striking Hubble image of smiling galaxy cluster
NASA releases striking Hubble image of smiling galaxy cluster AI illustrationhow this picture was made
WASHINGTON, USA, Oct. 12, 2026 - NASA published an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope showing a galaxy cluster that visually resembles a smiling face.[1] Separate reporting notes the James Webb Space Telescope uses infrared technology to see through cosmic dust.[2] An infrared photograph of the Carina Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope was used for the 2026 World Space Week Google Doodle, per reporting filed 8 October 2026.[3] Impact Insight. The gravity of a massive galaxy cluster can bend the light of more distant galaxies behind it, an effect called gravitational lensing, which can stretch them into arcs like the curves in this image. There is no direct planetary-defense link: this is deep-space astronomy.
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  1. NASA published an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope showing a galaxy cluster that visually resembles a smiling face. · El Heraldo de MéxicoMexico
  2. The image was captured by the NASA James Webb Space Telescope, which uses infrared technology to see through cosmic dust. · El InformadorMexico
  3. The 2026 World Space Week Google Doodle uses an infrared photograph of the Carina Nebula captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. · Diario Expreso
The 2 we could place publish from Mexico. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.