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A stunning, star-studded view of Earth
This incredible image, featuring flashing Starlink satellites and Earth's glowing atmosphere, was captured over the Pacific Ocean by NASA astronaut Don Pettit
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Little red dot galaxies have now been found in our local universe
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![Encounter Within One Second ? Zhang Yanguang This image captures the International Space Station (ISS) transiting across the solar disc. The solar background was captured separately with double-stacked etalon[an optical filter that isolates specific wavelengths, used to observe solar details], and reveals high-contrast chromospheric details. The imaging sequences were strategically combined during post-processing to preserve both the spacecraft?s crisp silhouette and the Sun?s intricate surface features. Taken with a Takahashi Teegul 60 telescope, Coronado SolarMax 60 double stacked, Vixen polaris mount, Player One Astronomy Neptune-M camera, 500 mm f/8.3, 0.3-millisecond exposure Location: Xiamen, Fujian, China, 24 January 2025](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/15105751/SEI_258290913.jpg?w=400&h=300&crop=1)
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Otherworldly space images from a major photography competition
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LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected
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Stunning image of a supernova reveals a dead star that exploded twice
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Weird line of galaxies may have been created by a cosmic bullet
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Vera Rubin Observatory has already found thousands of new asteroids
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Stunning first images show the power of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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The Milky Way’s black hole may be spinning at top speed
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to totally transform astronomy
With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to start solving the mysteries of the universe, from dark matter to Planet Nine
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Weird planet is orbiting backwards between two stars
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Earliest galaxy ever seen offers glimpse of the nascent universe
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How astonishing observatories could do big physics from the moon
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Astronomers claim strongest evidence of alien life yet
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