The Milky Way appears above Earth’s bright atmospheric glow in this photograph from the International Space Station as it soared 261 miles above southern Iran at approximately 12:54 a.m. local time on Aug. 23, 2025.
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Vertical panorama of the Milky Way during Perseids photographed from Oeschinen Lake with water reflections
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The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This new composite image contains data of M31 taken by some of the world’s most powerful telescopes in different kinds of light. This image is released in tribute to the groundbreaking legacy of Dr. Vera Rubin, whose observations transformed our understanding of the universe.
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a cloudscape in the Large Magellanic Cloud., a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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The Milky Way appears beyond Earth’s horizon in this celestial photograph captured on Jan. 29, 2025, by NASA astronaut Don Pettit using a camera with low light and long duration settings pointed out a window on the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft. The International Space Station was orbiting 265 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile just before sunrise.
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LEDA 1313424, aptly nicknamed the Bullseye, is two and a half times the size of our Milky Way and has nine rings — six more than any other known galaxy. High-resolution imagery from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope confirmed eight rings, and data from the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii confirmed a ninth. Hubble and Keck also confirmed which galaxy dove through the Bullseye, creating these rings: the blue dwarf galaxy that sits to its immediate center-left.
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy situated about 160,000 light-years away in the constellations Dorado and Mensa.
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NGC 602 is a star cluster that lies on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way. This image combines X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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It makes an ideal present for anyone fascinated by astronomy and the mysteries of the universe.
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Perfect gift for space buffs! This tee shirt not only showcases the awe-inspiring technology of ALMA but also celebrates the beauty of the cosmos. It makes an ideal present for anyone fascinated by astronomy and the mysteries of the universe.
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Perfect gift for space buffs! This tee shirt not only highlights the awe-inspiring technology of ALMA but also celebrates the beauty of the cosmos. It makes an ideal present for anyone fascinated by astronomy and the mysteries of the universe.
Read MorePerfect gift for space buffs! This tee shirt not only highlights the awe-inspiring technology of ALMA but also celebrates the beauty of the cosmos. It is an ideal present for anyone fascinated by astronomy and the mysteries of the universe.
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Milky Way, Gift, Atacama, Radio Telescope, space Buffs
Tee shirt depicting a Radio Telescope and the Milky Way arcing over The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Tee shirt showcasing a Radio Telescope with the Milky Way shining above The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Milky Way, Gift, Atacama, Radio Telescope, space Buffs
Tee shirt with an image of a Radio Telescope and the Milky Way above The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
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