Enhanced Color Mercury Map l NASA MESSENGER (2004-2015)
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Present and Future of The Andromeda Galaxy
The visible light shows where M31's stars are now, highlighted in white and blue hues. The infrared light shows where M31's future stars will soon form, highlighted in orange hues.
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White Dwarf Cocoon
Like a butterfly, a white dwarf star begins its life by casting off a "cocoon" of gas that encloses its former self.
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Shakespeare in Space
All but 2 of the 27 Uranian moons are named after characters in English bard's plays. 14 are captured in this photo!
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2 trillion Galaxies in the Observable Universe.
3,000 Planetary Nebulae in the Observable Milky Way.
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Trifid Nebula
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The Deep Lagoon
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Unseen Universe
NASA reveals dazzling photographs taken by the JWST of parts of space never seen before. This is the edge of a young star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. (Click for better quality :3 )
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