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Pan of Arp-Madore 2026-424, showing the collision of two galaxies of equal size!

Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B.F. Williams, and M. Durbin (University of Washington)

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The last rays of an orbital sunset illuminate the Earth's atmosphere in this stunning shot from the International Space Station.

(Credit: NASA)

The last rays of an orbital sunset illuminate the Earth's atmosphere in this stunning shot from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA)
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A stunning view of Tr16-36 (the bright star to the left) and WR 25(the bright star at the right), located within the open cluster Trumpler 16

Credit: NASA, ESA and Jesús Maíz Apellániz (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain)

A stunning view of Tr16-36 (the bright star to the left) and WR 25(the bright star at the right), located within the open cluster Trumpler 16 Credit: NASA, ESA and Jesús Maíz Apellániz (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain)
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Jupiter has rings too!

This mosaic of Jupiter's ring system was acquired by NASA's Galileo spacecraft when the Sun was behind the planet, and the spacecraft was in Jupiter's shadow peering back toward the Sun

(Credit: NASA on The Commons)

Jupiter has rings too! This mosaic of Jupiter's ring system was acquired by NASA's Galileo spacecraft when the Sun was behind the planet, and the spacecraft was in Jupiter's shadow peering back toward the Sun (Credit: NASA on The Commons)
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This gorgeous scene of stellar creation sits near the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula. The cloud of gas and dust, as well as the many young and massive stars surrounding it, is the perfect laboratory to study the origin of massive stars

(Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, I. Stephens)

This gorgeous scene of stellar creation sits near the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula. The cloud of gas and dust, as well as the many young and massive stars surrounding it, is the perfect laboratory to study the origin of massive stars (Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, I. Stephens)
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A star is born

This amazing stellar tantrum – produced by an extremely young star in the earliest phase of formation – consists of an incandescent jet of gas travelling at supersonic speeds.

(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Nisini)

A star is born This amazing stellar tantrum – produced by an extremely young star in the earliest phase of formation – consists of an incandescent jet of gas travelling at supersonic speeds. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, B. Nisini)
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Stunning: the Carina Nebula as seen in infrared light

This spectacular image of the Carina nebula reveals the dynamic cloud of interstellar matter and thinly spread gas and dust as never before.

(Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/M. Irwin/J. Lewis)

Stunning: the Carina Nebula as seen in infrared light This spectacular image of the Carina nebula reveals the dynamic cloud of interstellar matter and thinly spread gas and dust as never before. (Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/M. Irwin/J. Lewis)
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Scientists Discovered an Alarming Drop in Flamingo Populations

Read what is going on: universal-sci.com/article/why-ar…

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Galileo's sketches of the moon, after observing it through his telescope back in 1610.

Amazingly, (basing his estimate on the distance of sunlit mountaintops from the terminator) he judged - quite accurately - that the lunar mountains were at least four miles high!

Galileo's sketches of the moon, after observing it through his telescope back in 1610. Amazingly, (basing his estimate on the distance of sunlit mountaintops from the terminator) he judged - quite accurately - that the lunar mountains were at least four miles high!
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There exist many myths surrounding the question of why insects are attracted to artificial light at night.

A team of scientists took a deep dive into the mystery to finally solve it: universal-sci.com/article/why-fl…

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Looking for something interesting to read?

Before the Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond is a good choice: amzn.to/3RnL1kg -AmazonAfflink

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