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The beautiful Trifid Nebula is a cosmic study in contrasts. Also known as M20, it lies about 5,000 light-years away

Big, bright, and beautiful, spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the

The clouds may look like an oyster, and the stars like pearls, but look beyond. Near the outskirts of the

What’s happened since the universe started? The time spiral shown here features a few notable highlights. At the spiral’s center

Rising opposite the setting Sun, June’s Full Moon occurred within about 28 hours of the solstice. The Moon stays close

Not a paradox, Comet 13P/Olbers is returning to the inner Solar System after 68 years. The periodic, Halley-type comet will

Jets of material blasting from newborn stars, are captured in this James Webb Space Telescope close-up of the Serpens Nebula.

Jets of material blasting from newborn stars, are captured in this James Webb Space Telescope close-up of the Serpens Nebula.

What is that strange brown ribbon on the sky? When observing the star cluster NGC 4372, observers frequently take note

What if we could see back to the beginning of the universe? We could see galaxies forming. But what did