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Our home galaxy, the Milky Way in a starry sky. The three bright stars Deneb (left), Vega (middle top), and Altair (right) form the Summer Triangle. The red cloud near the star Deneb is the North America Nebula.

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How to spot the constellation Aquila and its deep-sky objects

Use the night sky pattern known as the summer triangle to help you track down Aquila, the eagle, and its collection of open star clusters, says Abigail Beall

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Seven wonders of the Milky Way: An astronomer’s guide to the galaxy

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Seven wonders of the Milky Way: An astronomer’s guide to the galaxy

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Astronomers alarmed by satellite that outshines all but seven stars

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This image of the solar corona is a color overlay of the emission from highly ionized iron lines, with white light images added below. Different colors provide unique information about the temperature and composition of solar material in the corona. Credits: S. Habbal/M. Druckm?ller/Nasa https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/fe_xi_fe_xiv_wl-hr_mitchell_achf.png

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Why the next solar eclipses are a unique chance to understand the sun

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These are the next comets that will be visible in 2023

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How to spot green comet Nishimura in the skies this week

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Artists impression of a black hole destroying a nearby star

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Never-before-seen space explosion is incredibly bright but fades fast

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Massive crater found on distant world far beyond Neptune

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An artist impression of HD 45166, an unusually magnetic star

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Astronomers have found a strange new type of extremely magnetic star

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What are the weirdest stars in the universe?

Exotic stars may be scattered throughout the cosmos, from boson stars that could look like black holes to dark stars that might be powered by dark matter

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How to spot the 2023 Perseid meteor shower as it peaks this weekend

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How to spot Saturn's rings through a telescope

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The Ring Nebula glows green in a stunning new JWST image

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Euclid space telescope sends back amazing first images of the cosmos

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