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Spaceaccordingtoskylar provides some insights these new images of the Cat’s Paw Nebula taken by JWST.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula reveals mini “toe beans.” Massive young stars are carving the gas and dust while their bright starlight is producing a bright nebulous glow. Eventually this turbulent region will quench star formation.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
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Astro Alexandra describes Uranus’s moon Miranda.
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Spaceaccordingtoskylar provides some insight into these images of NGC 456 taken by Hubble and JWST.
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What if the sun revolved around the Earth? How would the orbits of the other planets work? Check out the video at the link.
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NGC 1427A, an example of an irregular galaxy. It is estimated to be 52 million light years from Earth. Irregular galaxies are often chaotic in appearance, without a nuclear bulge or any trace of spiral arms.
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Total Solar eclipse in France, 1999
By Luc Viatour
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Borrowed from astrophilesz on Instagram.
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Borrowed from astrophilesz on Instagram.
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Spaceaccordingtoskylar explains why a visit to Venus for your vacation is not a good idea.
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(by Evgeni Tcherkasski)
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Spaceaccordingtoskylar shares some images from the Vera Rubin Observatory and explains how they differ from Hubble and JWST.
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A black hole is much more than just an empty void in space—it's a complex structure with distinct regions that define its behavior. Here's an excerpt showing some properties of this celestial body.


Here's a close-up for those who can't see (me)
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From scienceoftheuniverse on Instagram.
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Andromeda galaxy from ISS
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Moon, Venus and Mars
Credit: Johannes Schedler
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