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Io Eclipse Shadow on Jupiter from Juno
What's that dark spot on Jupiter?
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Gigantic Jet Lightning over India
Can your lightning bolt do this?
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Pluto in True Color
What color is Pluto, really? It took some effort to figure out.
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Apollo 11: Descent to the Moon
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Birds During a Total Solar Eclipse
What do birds do during a total solar eclipse?
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal
What are these bubbles frozen into Lake Baikal? Methane. Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia, is the world's largest (by volume), oldest, and deepest lake, containing over 20% of the world's fresh water.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Sound and Light Captured by Mars InSight
Your arm on Mars has unusual powers. For one thing it is nearly 2 meters long, has a scoop and grapple built into its hand, and has a camera built into its forearm.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Unexpected Trajectory of Interstellar Asteroid 'Oumuamua
Why is 'Oumuamua differing from its expected trajectory? Last year, 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua became the first known asteroid from interstellar space to pass through our Solar System.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Flying Saucer Crash Lands in Utah Desert
A flying saucer from outer space crash-landed in the Utah desert after being tracked by radar and chased by helicopters.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Lonely Neutron Star in Supernova Remnant E0102-72.3
Why is this neutron star off-center? Recently a lone neutron star has been found within the debris left over from an old supernova explosion. The "lonely neutron star" in question is the blue dot at the center of the red nebula near the bottom left
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