Space Pictures - Hubble Images and Night Sky Photos

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October 03, 2018 | Image Album

Vast clouds of atomic hydrogen glow blue among a myriad of distant galaxies in this image from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) array in northern Chile.

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Best Night Sky Events of October 2018 (Stargazing Maps)

October 01, 2018 | Image Album

See what's up in the night sky for October 2018, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.
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The Most Amazing Space Photos This Week!

September 28, 2018 | Image Album

Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.
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The BFR in Images: SpaceX's Giant Spaceship for Mars Colony & Beyond

September 17, 2018 | Image Album

On Sept. 29, 2017, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s latest Mars-colonization architecture, which centers on a rocket-spaceship combo dubbed the BFR (Big F***ing Rocket). See how it works in images.
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In Photos: Last Delta II Rocket Soars With NASA's ICESat-2

September 15, 2018 | Image Album

On Sept. 15, 2018, the final Delta II rocket launched into space carrying NASA's ICESat-2 satellite, ending an era for the workhorse rocket. See photos from the historic last launch of the famed United Launch Alliance booster here.
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