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Pluto in True Color

What color is Pluto, really? It took some effort to figure out.

25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky

Do you know the names of some of the brightest stars?

M1 Crab nebula

Narrow band imaging (true colors)

Astronomy Picture of the Day: R Leporis: A Vampire's Star

Better known as Hind's Crimson Star, R Leporis is a rare star in planet Earth's night sky. It's also a shocking shade of red.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Nearby Cepheid Variable RS Pup

In the center is one of the most important stars on the sky.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Highlights of the Summer Sky

What can you see in the night sky this summer?

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Star Size Comparison 2

How big is our Sun compared to other stars? In dramatic and popular videos featured on YouTube, the relative sizes of planets, stars, and even the universe are shown from smallest to largest.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Saturn's Hyperion in Natural Color

What lies at the bottom of Hyperion's strange craters?

Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula

Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar apparition has a surprisingly familiar shape.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Intrepid Crater on Mars from Opportunity

The robotic rover Opportunity sometimes passes small craters on Mars

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