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The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave
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Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
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Along the Western Veil
Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, are draped across planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus.
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In Wolf's Cave
The mysterious blue reflection nebula found in catalogs as VdB 152 or Ced 201 really is very faint.
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Recycling Cassiopeia A
Massive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives.
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Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
Globular star cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, is some 15,000 light-years away.
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Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002
What could shoot out a neutron star like a cannon ball?
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Elements in the Aftermath
Massive stars spend their brief lives furiously burning nuclear fuel.
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Cygnus Skyscape
This beautiful skyscape is painted across the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Cygnus Shell Supernova Remnant W63
The ghost of a long-dead star, the W63 supernova remnant shines like a faint cosmic smoke-ring along the plane of the Milky Way galaxy toward the northern constellation Cygnus the swan.
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