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IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 1 hour 46 min ago

Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of stars.


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47 Tuc: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 1 hour 46 min ago

Stars come in bunches.


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NGC 7008: The Fetus Nebula

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Compact and round, NGC 7008 is recognized as a planetary nebula


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Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

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Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232


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The Matter of the Bullet Cluster

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The Matter of the Bullet Cluster


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Active Galaxy NGC 1275

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Active galaxy NGC 1275


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Fermi's First Light

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Fermi's First Light


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August Moons

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Wed, 08/27/2008 - 05:55

This August was


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Morning Frost on the Surface of Mars

NASA Image of the Day - Wed, 08/27/2008 - 04:00
A thin layer of water frost is visible on the ground around NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in this image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager at 6 a.m. on Sol...
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Earth's Shadow

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 08/26/2008 - 04:55

The dark, inner shadow of planet Earth


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NASA Renames Observatory For Fermi, Reveals Entire Gamma-Ray Sky

NASA Breaking News - Tue, 08/26/2008 - 04:00
NASA's newest observatory, the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, has begun its mission of exploring the universe in high-energy gamma rays.
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NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Climbing Out of Victoria Crater

NASA Breaking News - Tue, 08/26/2008 - 04:00
NASA's Mars Exploration rover Opportunity is heading back out to the Red Planet's surrounding plains nearly a year after descending into a large Martian crater to examine exposed ancient rock layers.
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When Galaxies Collide

NASA Image of the Day - Tue, 08/26/2008 - 04:00
Galaxies don't normally look like this. That's because this image of NGC 3256 shows two galaxies that are slowly colliding. Quite possibly, in hundreds...
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Digs Deeper As Third Month Nears End

JPL News - Mon, 08/25/2008 - 07:00
The next sample of Martian soil being grabbed for analysis is coming from a trench about three times deeper than any other trench NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has dug.
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NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis To Move To Launch Pad Saturday

NASA Breaking News - Mon, 08/25/2008 - 04:00
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis To Move To Launch Pad Saturday
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NASA Invites Media To Experience Lunar Exploration Up Close

NASA Breaking News - Mon, 08/25/2008 - 04:00
Reporters will have a unique chance to experience lunar life, including driving across and touching a simulated moonscape, on Monday, Sept. 8, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Sculpting the South Pillar

NASA Image of the Day - Mon, 08/25/2008 - 04:00
Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and unstable stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, has a profound effect on its environment. Found in the South...
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