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    Light Bridge in the Sky Xiuquan Zhang (China), aged 12. Highly commended, Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Equipment: Canon 5D Mark IV camera, 14mm lens.
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    Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 See this year's winning images

    Archive images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC; Ultraviolet: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC; Optical: NASA/STScI(M. Meixner)/ESA/NRAO(T.A. Rector); Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/K. Su
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    Eye On The Sky Chandra X-ray images reveal the beauty of the cosmos

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    Active galaxy TXS 0128. Image credit: Lister, et al.; Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF
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    Eye On The Sky The chaos of starbirth captured 8,000 lightyears away

    A gravitationally lensed view of SPT0418-47, the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever observed. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Rizzo et al.
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    Astronomers spot most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever seen

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    SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour successfully splashes down with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard, 2 August 2020. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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    Eye On The Sky NGC 2899: double-lobed planetary nebula shines in VLT image

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    The Atlas V carrying the Perseverance rover launches from Cape Canaveral, July 30, 2020. Credit: United Launch Alliance
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    Mars 2020 NASA's Perseverance rover begins journey to Red Planet

    Images of Jupiter's moon Ganymede captured on 26 December 20198 showing infrared mapping of its North Pole. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM
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    Eye On The Sky Juno images north pole of Jupiter's moon Ganymede

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    Gas giant exoplanets imaged orbiting a Sun-like star

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    The Hope Probe has launched on its mission to Mars. Credit: United Arab Emirates Hope Mars Mission
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    Emirates launches Hope probe to study Mars

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