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Astronomy Picture of the Day: M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster
Messier 15 is an immense swarm of over 100,000 stars.
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M33 Galaxy
a close up view of brilliant galaxy
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a modest central bar.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Scale of the Universe - Interactive
What does the universe look like on small scales? On large scales?
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 1898: Globular Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Jewels don't shine this bright -- only stars do. And almost every spot in this glittering jewel-box of an image from the Hubble Space Telescope is a star.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
This colorful skyscape spans about two full moons across nebula rich starfields along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy in the royal northern constellation Cepheus.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: M33: Triangulum Galaxy
The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, M33.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Irregular Galaxy NGC 55
Irregular galaxy NGC 55 is thought to be similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Cosmic Collision Forges Galactic Ring
How could a galaxy become shaped like a ring?
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Mont Blanc, Meteor, and Milky Way
Snowy Mont Blanc is near the center of this atmospheric night skyscape.
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