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This is the Sun in its most intricate detail. It's astonishing to think each plasma cell covers an area the size of France. (Credit: NSO/NSF/AURA)

This is the Sun in its most intricate detail. It's astonishing to think each plasma cell covers an area the size of France. (Credit: NSO/NSF/AURA)

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Fascinating: stars are reshaping NGC 346 from within. Powerful radiation and stellar winds drive gas away, hollowing out a vast bubble in the surrounding nebula (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble) - video by Universal-Sci)

Fascinating: stars are reshaping NGC 346 from within. Powerful radiation and stellar winds drive gas away, hollowing out a vast bubble in the surrounding nebula (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble) - video by Universal-Sci)

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In NGC 346, stars shape space... Blasting out intense radiation and winds, these stellar giants push away gas to form a bubble in the nebula. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble) - video by Universal-Sci)

In NGC 346, stars shape space... Blasting out intense radiation and winds, these stellar giants push away gas to form a bubble in the nebula. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Nota, P. Massey, E. Sabbi, C. Murray, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble) - video by Universal-Sci)

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A breathtaking glimpse of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy neighbouring our much larger Milky Way. It appears as a faint patch of light in the southern sky. (Credit: ESO/VISTa VMC / Video by Universal-Sci for WorldAndScience)

A breathtaking glimpse of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy neighbouring our much larger Milky Way. It appears as a faint patch of light in the southern sky. (Credit: ESO/VISTa VMC / Video by Universal-Sci for WorldAndScience)

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Breathtaking... What looks like a dramatic mountain range is actually the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, a spectacular region where new stars are being born, 7,600 light-years away. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)

Breathtaking... What looks like a dramatic mountain range is actually the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, a spectacular region where new stars are being born, 7,600 light-years away. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)

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Some 4,100 light-years away in the constellation Ara lies NGC 6188, better known as the Firebird Nebula. This striking gas cloud is home to a cluster of young stars called NGC 6193. (Credit: ESO/VVVX survey / video by Universal-Sci for WorldAnddScience)

Some 4,100 light-years away in the constellation Ara lies NGC 6188, better known as the Firebird Nebula. This striking gas cloud is home to a cluster of young stars called NGC 6193. (Credit: ESO/VVVX survey / video by Universal-Sci for WorldAnddScience)

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Breathtaking: A stellar nursery in full colour. The Trifid Nebula brings together glowing pink gas, blue reflected starlight and dark dust where new stars are taking shape. (Video bij WorldAndScience - Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA)

Breathtaking: A stellar nursery in full colour. The Trifid Nebula brings together glowing pink gas, blue reflected starlight and dark dust where new stars are taking shape. (Video bij WorldAndScience - Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA)

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The Cosmic Jewel Box Each tiny dot here represents an entire galaxy, each one teeming with endless worlds. (Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

The Cosmic Jewel Box Each tiny dot here represents an entire galaxy, each one teeming with endless worlds. (Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

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An extraordinary scene of star formation within NGC 3576, a vast stellar nursery some 20,000 light-years away... (Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: ESO/G. Beccari)

An extraordinary scene of star formation within NGC 3576, a vast stellar nursery some 20,000 light-years away... (Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: ESO/G. Beccari)

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At first glance, a sky full of stars... Look closer: most of these tiny points of light are actually galaxies! This Rubin Observatory view captures around 10 million of them, each with a story to uncover. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

At first glance, a sky full of stars... Look closer: most of these tiny points of light are actually galaxies! This Rubin Observatory view captures around 10 million of them, each with a story to uncover. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)

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Spectacular: Zooming into the most detailed image ever captured of the Andromeda Galaxy, revealing millions of stars in breathtaking detail. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler)

Spectacular: Zooming into the most detailed image ever captured of the Andromeda Galaxy, revealing millions of stars in breathtaking detail. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton, B. F. Williams, L. C. Johnson, the PHAT team, R. Gendler)

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Mesmerizing: The Circinus West molecular cloud hangs like a cosmic shadow across a brilliant star-studded sky. (Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA, T.A. Rector, D. de Martin & M. Kosari - Video by Universal-Sci for WorldAndScience)

Mesmerizing: The Circinus West molecular cloud hangs like a cosmic shadow across a brilliant star-studded sky. (Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA, T.A. Rector, D. de Martin & M. Kosari - Video by Universal-Sci for WorldAndScience)

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Inside N44, stars are shaping the very clouds that created them... This spectacular Hubble view reveals a vast 'superbubble' where thousands of new stars are taking shape. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Gouliermis)

Inside N44, stars are shaping the very clouds that created them... This spectacular Hubble view reveals a vast 'superbubble' where thousands of new stars are taking shape. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Gouliermis)

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Stunning: Against the dark cosmos, an irregular galaxy known as ESO 245-5 unfolds as a luminous cloud of countless stars. A wide, curving band crosses its heart in pale blue, accented by patches of purple light. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Messa, N. Bartmann)

Stunning: Against the dark cosmos, an irregular galaxy known as ESO 245-5 unfolds as a luminous cloud of countless stars. A wide, curving band crosses its heart in pale blue, accented by patches of purple light. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Messa, N. Bartmann)

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Amazing: A Rocket Launch as Seen from the Space Station (Credit: NASA, ISS, Riccardo Rossi (ISAA))

Amazing: A Rocket Launch as Seen from the Space Station (Credit: NASA, ISS, Riccardo Rossi (ISAA))

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Every second, somewhere across the vast universe, a star reaches its explosive end. Here Hubble views one such supernova fade away in galaxy NGC 2525... (Credit: NASA, ESA, J. DePasquale, M. Kornmesser, M. Zamani, A. Riess (STScI/JHU), SH0ES team, Digitized Sky Survey)

Every second, somewhere across the vast universe, a star reaches its explosive end. Here Hubble views one such supernova fade away in galaxy NGC 2525... (Credit: NASA, ESA, J. DePasquale, M. Kornmesser, M. Zamani, A. Riess (STScI/JHU), SH0ES team, Digitized Sky Survey)

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Gorgeous: one view, several celestial wonders. The Flame Nebula, the glowing reflection nebula NGC 2023 and the ghostly Horsehead share this spectacular view of Orion. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit)

Gorgeous: one view, several celestial wonders. The Flame Nebula, the glowing reflection nebula NGC 2023 and the ghostly Horsehead share this spectacular view of Orion. (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit)

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Fascinating: Two neutron stars colliding (Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center CI Lab)

Fascinating: Two neutron stars colliding (Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center CI Lab)

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A spectacular video portrait of a Globular Cluster (Credit: NASA & ESA)

A spectacular video portrait of a Globular Cluster (Credit: NASA & ESA)

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A richly detailed glimpse into the stellar environment of the Lagoon Nebula, also known as Messier 8. (Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)

A richly detailed glimpse into the stellar environment of the Lagoon Nebula, also known as Messier 8. (Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)

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Six breathtaking galaxy mergers as seen by Hubble! (Credit: ESA/Hubble, N. Bartmann)

Six breathtaking galaxy mergers as seen by Hubble! (Credit: ESA/Hubble, N. Bartmann)

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Spectacular: Inside the Eagle Nebula, stars are being born... Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)

Spectacular: Inside the Eagle Nebula, stars are being born... Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)

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A striking contrast in the Milky Way! The bright star cluster NGC 6520 beside the strangely shaped dark cloud known as Barnard 86, set against one of the most densely packed star fields in the Milky Way... (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: ESO)

A striking contrast in the Milky Way! The bright star cluster NGC 6520 beside the strangely shaped dark cloud known as Barnard 86, set against one of the most densely packed star fields in the Milky Way... (Video by WorldAndScience - Credit: ESO)

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