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View of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, M31).
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The orbits of the planets and other elements of the solar system, including asteroids, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, comet
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A Model of the Cosmos
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Telescopes: Seeing Stars
Galaxy clusters like Abell 2744 can act as a natural cosmic lens, magnifying light from more distant, background objects through gravity. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect light from the first stars in the universe if they are gravitationally lensed by such clusters. (astronomy, space exploration, galaxies)
How Fast Is the Universe Expanding?
Planet Jupiter with its moon Io at left, photographed by the Cassini orbiter during the Cassini-Huygens mission, 2000. spacecraft
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Weapons of World War I
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'Super-Earths' May Be Surprisingly Common, Scientists Reveal • May 4, 2025, 3:55 PM ET (ScienceAlert)
Milky Way's "Dark River" discovered in ancient Egyptian art • May 3, 2025, 7:13 AM ET (Newsweek)
Depictions of Milky Way's River of Stars Found in Ancient Egyptian Art • May 1, 2025, 1:28 AM ET (ScienceAlert)
Webb Telescope Uncovers Star Birth Struggles in a Magnetic Maze at the Milky Way’s Core • Apr. 29, 2025, 5:19 PM ET (SciTechDaily)
Discovery Of Early Universe Galaxy | Bangladeshi researcher and team discovers young galaxy with JWST • Apr. 25, 2025, 6:40 AM ET (Daily Star)

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Milky Way Galaxy
Milky Way Galaxy
Milky Way Galaxy
globular cluster M80
open cluster NGC 290
Pleiades
Orion Nebula (M42)
Cat's Eye Nebula
Crab Nebula
Eagle Nebula
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Discover how the Gaia satellite helps map the stars in space
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