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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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Astronomers found a link between active starburst galaxies in the early universe to giant elliptical galaxies we see today.
The new image shows the Helix Nebula, an odd structure 700 light-years from Earth.
Europe's Vista Telescope has revealed the nebula in stunning infrared detail bringing to life the visible imagery provided by their MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope. Strands of cold nebular gas and a vibrant background of stars/galaxies can now be seen.
A network of radio telescopes could provide a picture of our galaxy's central black hole.
Saturn, the moon and the star Spica will form a triangle in the night sky.
Several different instruments watched the dramatic event unfold.
Planets around stars are the rule rather than the exception in this space wallpaper.
Astronomers have solved the puzzle of the companion that, along with a white dwarf, causes a Type 1a supernova.
The five-galaxy protocluster is 13.1 billion light-years away.
Milky Way Galaxy's Past Revealed Through New Star Census
NASA's Kepler mission has detected two worlds, one slightly smaller and one almost the same size as Earth. This is the first time that Earth-sized planets have been confirmed orbiting another star.
Among the more than 400 planets found beyond our solar system, there are volcanic Super Earths, gas giants that dwarf Jupiter, and worlds with multiple sunsets. Here are 15 (or 20) of the most incredible, starting with the very first alien world - 51 Pega
The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, or S106 for short, looks like a soaring, celestial snow angel in this cool space wallpaper.
The S106 nebula contains vast clouds of gas that resemble outstretched wings.
Now in its final stages of formation, a star named S106 IR is disrupting and illuminating nearby gas and dust clouds in a shape resembling a snow angel. The Hubble Space Telescopes Wide Field Camera 3 captured the image.
A European telescope has snapped a stunning photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 253.
Europe's VLT Survey Telescope has snapped a brilliant image of galaxy NGC 253. Located about eleven and a half million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor, it is one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky visible with binoculars.
A cluster of supermassive stars within a surrounding shell of gas resembles a dragonfish.
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