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  • The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky.

    The Whirlpool Galaxy

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  • The artist's concept depicts the new planet dubbed Kepler-37b.

    A Tiny Planet

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  • Generations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. In this wispy star-forming region, called W5, the oldest stars can be seen as blue dots in the centers of the two hollow cavities.

    Celestial Valentine

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  • Supernova remnant W49B

    Supernova Remnant W49B

  • This esthetic close-up of cosmic clouds and stellar winds features LL Orionis, interacting with the Orion Nebula flow.

    LL Ori and the Orion Nebula

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  • Andromeda galaxy

    Cool Andromeda

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  • Composite image of superbubble DEM L50

    Chandra Puts Stellar Effervescence on Display

  • Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Image Credit: ESA/NASA/Hubble

    Large Magellanic Cloud

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  • This false-color composite image reveals the orbital motion of the planet Fomalhaut b.

    Hubble Revelas Rogue Planetary Orbit For Fomalhaut B

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  • Spiral galaxy IC 342, also known as Caldwell 5

    Blazing Black Holes Spotted in Spiral Beauty

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