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Explanation: The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070 (an official designation) is divided from the larger North…

Explanation: Pluto is more colorful than we can see. Color data and high-resolution images of our Solar System’s…

Explanation: Pretend you have never heard of a solar eclipse. The Sun’s behavior has been predictable your whole…

Explanation: Are we looking at the future of our Sun? The James Webb Space Telescope captured today’s composite…

Explanation: What’s happening to this meteor? This bright meteor streak appeared and disappeared quickly during a long exposure of the Great…

Explanation: What’s happening to this cloud? Ice crystals in a distant cirrus cloud are acting like little floating…

Explanation: The Buck Moon is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic…

Explanation: The Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars toward the small constellation…

Explanation: The Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars toward the small constellation…