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Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter
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Chandrayaan 2 Launch
On July 22nd this GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) MkIII rocket vanished from sight into a cloud bank an instant after this dramatic snapshot was taken.
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The Veins of Heaven
Transfusing sunlight through a still dark sky!
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Apollo 11: Descent to the Moon
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4000 Exoplanets
Over 4000 planets are now known to exist outside our Solar System.
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A Solstice Night in Paris
The night of June 21 was the shortest night for planet Earth's northern latitudes, so at latitude 48.9 degrees north, Paris was no exception.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
Majestic on a truly cosmic scale, M100 is appropriately known as a grand design spiral galaxy.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Extraordinary Solar Halos
Welcome to the December Solstice, the first day of winter in planet Earth's northern hemisphere and summer in the south.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Portrait of NGC 281
Look through the cosmic cloud cataloged as NGC 281 and you might miss the stars of open cluster IC 1590.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Creature Aurora Over Norway
It was Halloween and the sky looked like a creature.
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