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Oct 31, 2020

A Galaxy of Horrors A Galaxy of Horrors

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Explore extreme and terrifying realms of the Universe tonight. If you dare to look, mysterious dark matter, a graveyard galaxy, zombie worl...
Oct 30, 2020

Fear and Dread: The Moons of Mars Fear and Dread: The Moons of Mars

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On Halloween fear and dread will stalk your night skies, also known as Phobos and Deimos the moons of Mars. The 2020 opposition of Mars was...
Oct 29, 2020

The Ghoul of IC 2118 The Ghoul of IC 2118

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Inspired by the halloween season, this telescopic portrait captures a cosmic cloud with a scary visage. The interstellar scene lies within ...
Oct 28, 2020

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

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Why is the Lobster Nebula forming some of the most massive stars known? No one is yet sure. Cataloged as NGC 6357, the Lobster Nebula house...
Oct 27, 2020

Venusian Volcano Imagined Venusian Volcano Imagined

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What would an erupting volcano on Venus look like? Evidence of currently active volcanoes on Venus was announced earlier this year with the...
Oct 26, 2020

Reflections of the Ghost Nebula Reflections of the Ghost Nebula

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Do any shapes seem to jump out at you from this interstellar field of stars and dust? The jeweled expanse, filled with faint, starlight-ref...
Oct 25, 2020

Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

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Is our universe haunted? It might look that way on this dark matter map. The gravity of unseen dark matter is the leading explanation for w...
Oct 24, 2020

Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc

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Globular star cluster 47 Tucanae is a jewel of the southern sky. Also known as NGC 104, it roams the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy along wit...
Oct 23, 2020

Supernova in NGC 2525 Supernova in NGC 2525

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Big, beautiful, barred spiral galaxy NGC 2525 lies 70 million light-years from the Milky Way. It shines in Earth's night sky within the...
Oct 22, 2020

Tagging Bennu Tagging Bennu

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On October 20, after a careful approach to the boulder-strewn surface, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's arm reached out and touched asteroid...