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Stars are forming in the gigantic dust pillar called the Cone Nebula.

Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of

Riding high in the constellation of Auriga,

The galaxies of Abell 2666 lie far beyond the Milky Way, some

Only 11 million light-years away,

Dust, Gas, and Stars in the Orion Nebula

Why does this galaxy spin so fast?

You don't always see a scene this beautiful when you hike to an ancient volcano -- you have to be lucky.

What's causing those odd rings in

In this beautiful

From within the boundaries of the constellation Cassiopeia (left) to

From northern

What kind of eclipse is this?

This storm cloud on Jupiter is almost as large as the Earth.

Four Quasar Images Surround a Galaxy Lens

Is that a spaceship or a cloud?

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