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Latest News About Stars and Galaxies

Stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma. Galaxies consist of stars, stellar remnants, dust, gas, and dark matter, bound together by gravity. Learn more about stars and galaxies.
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Australian Totality | Space Wallpaper
Corona Composite of 2012: Australian Totality
September 30th, 2013
“Winner” of the “Our Solar System” category in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 exhibition, this space wallpaper gives the viewer a window onto the elusive outer atmosphere of the Sun — the corona.
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Blazing Ring | Space Wallpaper
Ring of Fire Sequence by Jia Hao
September 26th, 2013
“Highly Commended” by the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 exhibition, this amazing space wallpaper is a composite shot showing the progress of an annular eclipse in May 2013.
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Odd Alignment | Space Wallpaper
NGC 6537 Planetary Nebula 1024
September 23rd, 2013
This space wallpaper shows an example of a bipolar planetary nebula known as NGC 6537 taken with the New Technology Telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.
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Beauty of Star Formation | Space Wallpaper
Trapezium Cluster and Surrounding Nebulae by Francsics 1024
September 27th, 2013
“Winner” of the Robotic Scope category in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 exhibition, this space wallpaper beautifully reveals the great Orion Nebula.
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Colorful Jumble | Space Wallpaper
Prawn Nebula space wallpaper
September 24th, 2013
The glowing jumble of gas clouds visible in this stunning space wallpaper make up a huge stellar nursery nicknamed the Prawn Nebula.
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Odd Alignment | Space Wallpaper
NGC 6537 Planetary Nebula 1024
September 23rd, 2013
This space wallpaper shows an example of a bipolar planetary nebula known as NGC 6537 taken with the New Technology Telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.
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Bright Spiral | Space Wallpaper
IC 2560 Spiral Galaxy
September 20th, 2013
Lying more than 110 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Antlia (The Air Pump) is the spiral galaxy IC 2560, shown here in this stunning space wallpaper from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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The Strangest Alien Planets (Gallery)
This artist's concept of Kepler-10b shows the smallest known exoplanet, announced in January 2011.
September 26th, 2013
Among the more than 900 planets found beyond our solar system, there are volcanic Super-Earths, gas giants that dwarf Jupiter and worlds with multiple sunsets. Here are some of the most incredible.
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Odd Alignment | Space Wallpaper
NGC 6537 Planetary Nebula 1024
September 23rd, 2013
This space wallpaper shows an example of a bipolar planetary nebula known as NGC 6537 taken with the New Technology Telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.
Read More »
Bright Spiral | Space Wallpaper
IC 2560 Spiral Galaxy
September 20th, 2013
Lying more than 110 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Antlia (The Air Pump) is the spiral galaxy IC 2560, shown here in this stunning space wallpaper from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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