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Galaxy NGC 2217

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Friday, February 3, 2012: Galaxy NGC 2217 swirls in the constellation of Canis Major (The Great Dog). A distinctive bar of stars within an oval ring anchors the galaxy centrally. Further fro...

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This labeled photo shows several cities in the American Midwest at night as seen by an astronaut on the International Space Station on Sept. 29, 2011.

Earth's Cities at Night: Photos From Space

Voyager 1 took photos of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Europa). The new study says that moons orbiting a gas giant planet greater than 8 Jupiter masses could help astronomers detect a rogue planet.

Photos: Jupiter, the Solar System's Largest Planet

Proton rocket raised into launch position.

50 Great Russian Rocket Launch Photos

STS-125 Mission Updates: Part 2

Photos: NASA's Last Mission to the Hubble Space Tel...

During the STS-107 mission, the crew appears to fly toward the camera in a group photo aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. On the bottom row (L to R) are astronauts Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Laurel B. Clark, mi

Photos: The Columbia Space Shuttle Tragedy

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The workhorse Soyuz spacecraft have been flying for nearly 45 years.

Russia's Manned Soyuz Space Capsule Explained (Info...

On Jan. 27, 1967, the crew of Apollo 1 was killed when fire engulfed their spacecraft during a ground test. The disaster stalled America's race to the moon for a year and a half.

Remembering the Apollo 1 Fire (Infographic)

If you miss it in June you won't have another opportunity until the year 2117.

2012 Venus Transit: A Rare Celestial Sight (Infogra...

Three alien planets, among the smallest known, orbit a red dwarf star in a solar system resembling the planet Jupiter and its moons.

Tiny Planets Around a Tiny Star (Infographic)

The latest data shows that our Milky Way galaxy is chock full of billions of planets, at least one for every star.

A Galaxy Full of Alien Planets (Infographic)

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NASA 26 Planets Around 11 Different Stars

26 Alien Planets Around 11 Different Stars

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Satellite Snaps Brilliant Figure 8 Algae Bloom

A 'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite - Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on Jan. 4, 2012.

Blue Marble Earth

SpaceX Dragon

SpaceX 2012: Year of the Dragon

Gemini Laser Telescope

Gemini Observatory Laser Guide System

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