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Portrait of NGC 10552025-11-27

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aqu...expand

Globular Cluster M15 Deep Field2025-11-26

Stars, like bees, swarm around the center of bright globular cluster M15. The central ball of over 100,000 stars is a relic from the early ye...expand

Comet Lemmon and the Milky Way2025-11-25

What did Comet Lemmon look like when it was at its best? One example is pictured here, featuring three celestial spectacles all at differe...expand

Apep: Unusual Dust Shells from Webb2025-11-24

What created this unusual space sculpture? Stars. This unusual system of swirls and shells, known as Apep, was observed in unpreced...expand

The Observable Universe2025-11-23

How far can you see? Everything you can see, and everything you could possibly see, right now, assuming your eyes could detect all typ...expand