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The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars
The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed.
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NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Still Life
Is this a painting or a photograph?
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M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind
Why is the Cigar Galaxy billowing red smoke?
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Anticrepuscular Rays Converge Opposite the Sun
Is there ever anything interesting to see in the direction opposite the Sun?
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The Cave Nebula in Infrared from Spitzer
What's happening in and around the Cave Nebula?
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: M43: Orion Falls
Is there a waterfall in Orion? No, but some of the dust in M43 appears similar to a waterfall on Earth.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The NGC 6914 Complex
A study in contrasts, this colorful skyscape features stars, dust, and glowing gas in the vicinity of NGC 6914.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Dark Nebulas across Taurus
Sometimes even the dark dust of interstellar space has a serene beauty.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Pillars of the Eagle Nebula in Infrared
Newborn stars are forming in the Eagle Nebula. Gravitationally contracting in pillars of dense gas and dust, the intense radiation of these newly-formed bright stars is causing surrounding material to boil away.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: In the Heart of the Tarantula Nebula
In the heart of monstrous Tarantula Nebula lies huge bubbles of energetic gas, long filaments of dark dust, and unusually massive stars.
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