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Comet and Meteor

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 05:55

This meteor streaking toward the horizon through the early


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Breaking Distant Light

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 05:55

In the distant universe,


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Double Cluster in Perseus

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 05:55

Some 7,000 light-years away, this pair of open or galactic


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Alpine Conjunction

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 05:55

Did you see it?


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Welcome to the International Year of Astronomy

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 05:55

Astronomers all over planet Earth invite you to experience the night sky as part of the


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The Sky in Motion

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 05:55

Still need to come up with a good new year's resolution?


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Jupiter Eclipsing Ganymede

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Tue, 01/06/2009 - 05:55

How hazy is Jupiter's upper atmosphere?


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Dead Stars Tell Story of Planet Birth

JPL News - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 07:00
Observations made with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal six dead "white dwarf" stars littered with the remains of shredded asteroids.
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Home from Above

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 06:55

There's no place like


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Lonely Galaxy

NASA Image of the Day - Mon, 01/05/2009 - 05:00
Astronomers have long puzzled over why a small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood.
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NGC 1569: Starburst in a Dwarf Irregular Galaxy

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Sun, 01/04/2009 - 06:55

NGC 1569: Starburst in a Dwarf Irregular Galaxy


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Thackerays Globules

Astronomy Picture of the Day - Sat, 01/03/2009 - 06:55

Thackerays Globules


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