James Webb spots stars brewing in Halloween-like cosmic cauldron ↗
The image of N159 spans about 230 light-years across in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way.
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Spring homeowner’s meteorite to go on display at Houston Museum of Natural Science ↗
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Full Hunter's Moon over Fitchburg ↗
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