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Flee Earth With Winning Images From the 2020 Astronomy Photographer of Year Competition
The prestigious Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has announced the winning photos of its 2020 contest. From galaxies and star-forming nebulae through to planets, aurorae, and annoying satellite trails, these photos remind us that Earth is but a peculiar speck in the vastness of space.
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Check Out This Incredible X-Ray ‘Superbubble’ That’s Nearly 5,000 Light-Years Wide
This incredible image shows a pair of “nuclear superbubbles,” one over 4,900 light-years across and the other over 3,500 light-years. They’re emanating from the center of the galaxy NGC 3079, likely the result of a central black hole consuming matter and spewing it back out.
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Behold The Haunting Beauty Of A Distant Star Cluster
A new image of star cluster RCW 38, an area strewn with young, hot, massive stars, is providing an unprecedented glimpse into a tumultuous region of space located 5500 light-years from Earth.
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Try Not To Cry While Watching Earth Rise From The Moon In HD
Video: These aren’t renderings, special effects or a scene from No Man’s Sky. This is actual footage of the Earth and the Moon, as seen by Japan’s Kaguya spacecraft in October 2008. Shot with a pair of 2.2 megapixel HDTV sensors, it’s some of the first HD footage of our nearest neighbour that humans ever…