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The Birth of Stars
The Birth of Stars

This new Hubble photo is but a small portion of one of the largest seen star-birth regions in the galaxy,…

APOD: 2010 April 23 – SDO: The Extreme Ultraviolet Sun
APOD: 2010 April 23 – SDO: The Extreme Ultraviolet Sun

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Cumulonimbus Cloud Over Africa
Cumulonimbus Cloud Over Africa

High above the African continent, tall, dense cumulonimbus clouds, meaning 'column rain' in Latin, are the result of atmospheric instability.…

Solar Flare Activity For First Light
Solar Flare Activity For First Light

Images taken by SDO immediately after the AIA CCD cameras cooled on March 30, 2010. This image shows several flares…

APOD: 2010 April 22 – Venus, Mercury, and Moon
APOD: 2010 April 22 – Venus, Mercury, and Moon

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Separation Over Isla de Providencia
Separation Over Isla de Providencia

As the shuttle and the space station began their post-undocking relative separation, Expedition 23 flight engineer Soichi Noguchi photographed the…

Solar Dynamics Observatory First Light Image
Solar Dynamics Observatory First Light Image

Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) First Light composite image from March 30, 2010 including solar prominence.

Siberia’s Lena Delta
Siberia’s Lena Delta

The Lena River, some 2,800 miles long, is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the…

Another World
Another World

This other worldly landscape is actually Dagze Co, one of many inland lakes in Tibet. In glacial times, the region…

APOD: 2010 April 21 – Wide Angle: The Cat’s Paw Nebula
APOD: 2010 April 21 – Wide Angle: The Cat’s Paw Nebula

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