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Molecular Clouds in the Carina Nebula
They are not alive -- but they are dying.
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Water Vapor Discovered on Distant Exoplanet
Where else might life exist?
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The Perseids and the Plough
Despite interfering moonlight, many denizens of planet Earth were able to watch this year's Perseid meteor shower.
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The Veins of Heaven
Transfusing sunlight through a still dark sky!
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Fairy of Eagle Nebula
The dust sculptures of the Eagle Nebula are evaporating. As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque pillars that remain might be imagined as mythical beasts.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Parker vs Perseid
The brief flash of a bright Perseid meteor streaks across the upper right in this composited series of exposures made early Sunday morning near the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Meteor before Galaxy
What's that green streak in front of the Andromeda galaxy? A meteor.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Jupiter Season, Hawaiian Sky
Volcanic activity on the Big Island of Hawaii has increased since this Hawaiian night skyscape was recorded earlier this year.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Titan: Moon over Saturn
Like Earth's moon, Saturn's largest moon Titan is locked in synchronous rotation.
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