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NASA Did Not Expect To See This On Charon's Pole | New Horizons Pluto Update
What new findings have we discovered about our favourite little world, Pluto?
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Our Solar System's Planets: Uranus
Almost everything you could want to know about the 7th planet from the Sun, Uranus.
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Did you know? Constellations
Discover the ancient origins of constellations.
Professor Dave Explains
Quasars and Early Galaxy Formation
One type of object that some astronomers study is called a quasar. When these were first discovered, it was a bit confusing as to precisely what they are, which is why quasar stands for quasi-stellar object, since we thought they looked...
Professor Dave Explains
The Alpha Centauri System
When we eventually develop the capacity to leave our solar system, we will be ready to visit countless other worlds. Where will we go first? Probably the closest system to ours, since it'll be the fastest. Which system is that? The Alpha...
Professor Dave Explains
Exploring the TRAPPIST-1 System
We've briefly discussed exoplanets and some methods that we can use to detect them, but we haven't yet looked at any specific ones. You may have heard of the TRAPPIST-1 system that was discovered recently, and for good reason, it's a...
Professor Dave Explains
Sizes of Stars and Sub-Stellar Objects From Brown Dwarf to Red Hypergiant
We've learned about the stellar life cycle, so we know what happens to smaller stars like ours, and we know what happens to larger stars that become neutron stars and black holes. But what are the limits on either side? How small can a...
Professor Dave Explains
Zooming Out From Earth to the Edge of the Observable Universe
We all know that the universe is big. But how big it is? Much bigger than you think. Let's start out by looking at the Earth, and then zoom out to progressively larger and larger structures, so that we can see just how big it is. Then...
Professor Dave Explains
Astrology: Fact or Fiction?
A significant percentage of the population believes in astrology. This is the notion that the positions of the stars and planets in the sky at the moment of your birth have an influence on your characteristics, and that their positions...
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Are we actually in a Nebula?
What really is a nebula, and are we in fact in one? What is the Local Interstellar Cloud?
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In Real Life: The age of astrology
Correspondent Gelareh Darabi shows viewers the new technology and ancient practices driving a golden age for astrology, from a packed convention in Los Angeles to an ashram in southern India. (Scripps News)
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Night sky traveling trough universe filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies
Night sky traveling trough universe filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies
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Night sky traveling trough universe filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies
Night sky traveling trough universe filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies
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Night sky traveling trough universe filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies
Night sky traveling trough universe filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies
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Night sky traveling trough universe filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies
Night sky traveling trough universe filled with stars, nebulae and galaxies
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SPACE Journey through incredible nebula with true 3D volumetric space gas / clouds
astral, astrology, astronomy, beautiful, big, celestial, cloud, cluster, concept, constellation, cosmic, cosmos, creation, endless, expanse, extraterrestrial, fantasy, galaxy, heaven, heavenly, infinity, interstellar, light, loop,...
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Man looking through a telescope. My astronomy work.
Man looking through a telescope. My astronomy work.
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Man looking through a telescope. My astronomy work.
Man looking through a telescope. My astronomy work.
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Space scene. Spaceship fly through planet and asteroids. https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=79765
Space scene. Spaceship fly through planet and asteroids. https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=79765
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MS T/L View of night time astro of milky way / Mono Lake, California, United States
MS T/L View of night time astro of milky way / Mono Lake, California, United States