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The first ever space telescope, the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 (OAO-2), was launched into the low Earth orbit in ...

The Magellanic Clouds are two irregular galaxies that orbit the Milky Way. Located approximately 200,000 light-years away, they include the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud.

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From the fiery Dragon Eye to the majestic Seagull Nebula, explore 10 breathtaking NASA images that capture the stunning ...

Astronomers detected a powerful radio signal from near Earth, initially believed to be from a new space object. Check what ...

An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. Most of them orbit other stars, but some free-floating exoplanets, called ...