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M12 (NGC 6218)
Globular cluster located in Ophiucus
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Guardians of the Pole
Kochab and Pherkad, the stars which mark the outer edge of the Little Dipper, are known as the Guardians since they circle Polaris.
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The Elephants Trunk in IC 1396
Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula winds through the emission nebula and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Of course, the cosmic elephant's trunk is over 20 light-years long.
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Week’s Best Space Pictures: Curiosity Snaps a Selfie
Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our pick of the most awe-inspiring space pictures. This week, we get a glimpse of fall colors from space, see the remains of a supernova ballooning into a cloud of space stuff, and get a good-morning greeting from an astronaut in space.
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M13 - The Hercules Globular Cluster (NGC 6205)
Located in the Keystone portion of the Hercules constellation.
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Pluto's moon Kerberos finally shows itself
An image of Kerberos, one of the two tiny moons of Pluto, arrives from Nasa's New Horizons probe.
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M94 - The Starburst Galaxy
The beautiful galaxy Messier 94 lies a mere 15 million light-years distant in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici (the hunting dogs).
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M14 (NGC 6402)
Globular cluster in Ophiuchus
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Milky Way Photo with 46 Billion Pixels
It's the largest astronomical image of all time, used by astronomers in the search for distant exoplanets and multiple star systems.
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Job's Coffin
Asterism in the constellation Delphinus
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Hubble Spots Biggest Sample of Faint, Early Galaxies
With the help of a natural telescope, Hubble peered back in time to some of the earliest galaxies, many of which played a significant role in making the universe what it is today.
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The Milky Way Over Monument Valley
In this 2012 image by Wally Pacholka, the closest butte on the left and the butte to its right are known as the Mittens, while Merrick Butte can be seen just further to the right. High overhead stretches a band of diffuse light that is the central disk of our spiral Milky Way Galaxy.
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M15 (NGC 7078)
Globular cluster located in the constellation Pegasus.
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M16 (NGC 6611, IC 4703) - The Eagle Nebula
Emission nebula with open star cluster in the constellation Serpens Cauda
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M17 (NGC 6618) - also known as Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula
Starforming nebula in Sagittarius
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M18 (NGC 6613)
Open cluster in Sagittarius
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NASA has just released the closest images of Pluto's surface to date
Not that we needed another reason to celebrate it being Friday, but seemingly out of the blue, NASA has just released brand new, high-res images of Pluto from New Horizons' flyby this summer.
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M19 (NGC 6273)
Globular cluster in Ophiucus
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M20 (NGC 6514,Trifid Nebula)
Emission and reflection nebula with open star cluster in Sagittarius
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Icelandic Legends and Aurora
Legends collide in this dramatic vista of land, sea, and sky. The land is Iceland, specifically Vík í Mýrdal, a southern village known for its beautiful black sand beaches.
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