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The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave
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The Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky.
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Along the Western Veil
Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, are draped across planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus.
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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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M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind
Why is the Cigar Galaxy billowing red smoke?
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The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT
What's happening at the center of our galaxy?
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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 Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Halo of the Cat's Eye
Not a Falcon 9 rocket launch after sunset, the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is one of the best known planetary nebulae in the sky.
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