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Awe-Inspiring View of the Milky Way
[/caption] The Chilean Atacama Desert boasts some of the darkest skies on Earth – which is why it is home…
Stunning New Look at Reflection Nebula Messier 78
[/caption] Here’s another “Hidden Treasure” from the European Southern Observatory, from the astrophotography competition where amateurs create images from unused…
A Galaxy With a Big “S” on Its Chest
[/caption] Can galaxy NGC 157 leap tall buildings in a single bound, stop a speeding bullet or bend steel in…
Hidden Treasure Within the Orion Nebula
[/caption] This dreamy look inside the Orion Nebula is the latest “Hidden Treasure” released by the European South Observatory, part…
Dive Into the Infrared Lagoon (Nebula)!
[/caption] This rich and stunning new infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula shows detail never seen before. Doesn’t it make…
New Look at an Ancient Swarm of Stars
[/caption] Globular clusters form during the earliest stages in a galaxy’s development, so clusters like this one, M 107, or…
Clash of the Titan Galaxies
[/caption] Is this galaxy exploding? Although that's what it might look like, this is actually two gigantic galaxies crashing into…
Exoplanet of Extragalactic Origin Could Foretell Our Solar System’s Future
[/caption] While astronomers have detected over 500 extrasolar planets during the past 15 years, this latest one might have the…
HAWK-I Hunts Down Spiral Galaxies in Stunning Detail
[/caption] Just like its ornithological namesake, the HAWK-I imager on the Very Large Telescope uses its piercing eyesight to hunt…
Galaxy Growth Not Always Result of Violent Collisions
[/caption] Until recently, it was thought the galactic equivalent of a motorway pile-up was the only way galaxies got bigger.…