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NGC 1275 in the Perseus Cluster
Active galaxy NGC 1275 is the central, dominant member of the large and relatively nearby Perseus Cluster of Galaxies. W...
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: Wide Field
Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this galaxy have three? To begin, a ring that's near NGC 1512's center -...
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Red Spider Planetary Nebula from Webb
Oh what a tangled web a planetary nebula can weave. The Red Spider Planetary Nebula shows the complex structure that ca...
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Orion: The Running Man Nebula
What part of Orion is this? Just north of the famous Orion Nebula is a picturesque star forming region in Orion's Sword...
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Galle: Happy Face Crater on Mars
Mars has put on a happy face. The Martian crater Galle is famous because it has internal markings that make it look lik...
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Artemis I: Flight Day 13
On flight day 13 (November 28, 2022) of the Artemis 1 mission, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Ea...
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NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus
NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected...
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NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans
Distorted galaxy NGC 2442 can be found in the southern constellation of the flying fish, (Piscis) Volans. Located about...
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M78: Reflecting Blue in a Sea of Red
In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright blue nebulas are particularly apparent. Pictured here in the...
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Orion's Treasures over Snowy Mountains
Rising over a frozen valley in the Tatra Mountains, the familiar stars and nebulas of Orion dominate this wide-field nig...
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NGC 55: A Galaxy of Nebulas
Can you see nebulas in other galaxies? Yes, some nebulas shine brightly enough -- if you know how to look. Clouds of h...
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Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose n...
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