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The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave
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NGC 7714: Starburst after Galaxy Collision
Is this galaxy jumping through a giant ring of stars?
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The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars
The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed.
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IC 1805: The Heart Nebula
What energizes the Heart Nebula?
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Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
Globular star cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, is some 15,000 light-years away.
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Apollo 11: Descent to the Moon
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NGC 4676: The Mighty Mice
These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Pencil Nebula in Red and Blue
This shock wave plows through interstellar space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud
This image is not blurry. It shows in clear detail that the largest satellite galaxy to our Milky Way, the Large Cloud of Magellan (LMC), rotates
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Meteors, Planes, and a Galaxy over Bryce Canyon
Sometimes land and sky are both busy and beautiful.
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