Space Oddity

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Layla Skeggs
an image of a very colorful space with stars
Astronomy Picture of the Day
M42: Inside the Orion Nebula
the solar system with eight planets in it
Exoplanet discovery: seven Earth-sized planets found orbiting nearby star
The top row shows an artist’s conception of the seven planets of Trappist-1 with their orbital periods, distances from their star, radii and masses as compared to those of Earth. The bottom row shows data about Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
an image of a spiral galaxy in the night sky
APOD: 2011 June 12 - M64: The Sleeping Beauty Galaxy
sleeping beauty galaxy, m64
an airplane flying in front of the moon
The Internet's Most Asked Questions
International Space Station silhouetted against the moon
an image of a star forming in the middle of space with stars all around it
APOD: 2012 August 4 - The Bubble Nebula
The Bubble Nebula
the andromidus spiral galaxy is shown in this image
Andromeda Galaxy
an image of a planetary object in the sky with stars around it and a bright blue center
APOD: 2012 January 31 - The Helix Nebula from the VISTA Telescope
See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.
an image of some very colorful stars in the sky
Orion Nebula
an image of some very pretty stars in the sky with green and red colors on it
WISE Orion Wallpaper
Orion Nebula
an image of some very pretty stars in the sky
APOD: 2012 February 6 - Dust of the Orion Nebula
The entire Orion field, located about 1600 light years away, is inundated with intricate and picturesque filaments of dust. Opaque to visible light, dust is created in the outer atmosphere of massive cool stars and expelled by a strong outer wind of particles. The Trapezium and other forming star clusters are embedded in the nebula.