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Rainbow Airglow over the Azores


Molecular Clouds in the Carina Nebula

They are not alive -- but they are dying.

The Iris Nebula in a Field of Dust

These cosmic dust clouds drift some 1,300 light-years away along the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus.

The Spider Nebula in Infrared

Will the spider ever catch the fly?

Perseid Meteors over Slovakia

Tonight is a good night to see meteors.

The Space Station Crosses a Spotless Sun

That's no sunspot. It's the International Space Station (ISS) caught passing in front of the Sun.

Virtual Flight over Asteroid Vesta

What would it be like to fly over the asteroid Vesta?

Anticrepuscular Rays Converge Opposite the Sun

Is there ever anything interesting to see in the direction opposite the Sun?

Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited

This close-up was taken from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera.

A View Toward M106

Big, bright, beautiful spiral, Messier 106 dominates this cosmic vista.

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