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The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars
The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed.
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Recycling Cassiopeia A
Massive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives.
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Elements in the Aftermath
Massive stars spend their brief lives furiously burning nuclear fuel.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: A Rainbow Geminid Meteor
Meteors can be colorful. While the human eye usually cannot discern many colors, cameras often can.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Rocket Launch as Seen from the Space Station
Have you ever seen a rocket launch -- from space? A close inspection of the featured time-lapse video will reveal a rocket rising to Earth orbit as seen from the International Space Station (ISS).
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Swirls and Colors on Jupiter from Juno
What creates the colors in Jupiter's clouds? No one is sure. The thick atmosphere of Jupiter is mostly hydrogen and helium, elements which are colorless at the low temperatures of the Jovian cloud tops.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Flying Saucer Crash Lands in Utah Desert
A flying saucer from outer space crash-landed in the Utah desert after being tracked by radar and chased by helicopters.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Meteor, Comet, and Seagull (Nebula)
A meteor, a comet, and a photogenic nebula have all been captured in this single image.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Glowing Elements in the Soul Nebula
Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia.
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Using the D810A DSLR for Deep Space and Nebulae Astrophotography
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