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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

Splashdown for first NASA Commercial Crew flight to ISS

NGC 2899: double-lobed planetary nebula shines in VLT image. Credit: ESO

Eye On The Sky NGC 2899: double-lobed planetary nebula shines in VLT image

The Atlas V carrying the Perseverance rover launches from Cape Canaveral, July 30, 2020. Credit: United Launch Alliance

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

Eye On The Sky Juno images north pole of Jupiter's moon Ganymede

The very first direct image of a Sun-like star - TYC 8998-760-1 - with two gas giant planets in orbit around it. The image was captured using the Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/Bohn et al.

Gas giant exoplanets imaged orbiting a Sun-like star

The Bluedot Festival takes place every year at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire. Credit: Anthony Harvey

Bluedot 2020 goes online for A Weekend in Outer Space

Could there be life on exoplanet KOI-456.04? Credit: EnricoAgostoni

Earth-sized exoplanet found hiding around Sun-like star

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

Emirates launches Hope probe to study Mars

A view of the Sun captured by ESA's Solar Orbiter, 30 May 2020. Credit: Solar Orbiter/EUI Team (ESA & NASA); CSL, IAS, MPS, PMOD/WRC, ROB, UCL/MSSL

Eye On The Sky ESA's Solar Orbiter first light images released

Northern Dragon's Eye Elena Pakhalyuk (Ukraine). Category: Aurora. Equipment Canon EOS 6D camera, 14 mm f/2.8 lens, ISO 1600, 30-second exposure.

Gallery Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 shortlist images revealed

Jason Durrant, near Beccles, Suffolk, UK, 11 July 2020. Equipment: Sony A7III, Tamron 28-70mm lens, ISO 3200, 5

Gallery Comet NEOWISE blazes across the night sky

Abell 2384, by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/V.Parekh, et al. & ESA/XMM-Newton; Radio: NCRA/TIFR/GMRT; Optical: DSS

Eye On The Sky Abell 2384: a bridge between galaxy clusters

National Astronomy Week 2020

National Astronomy Week 2020 dates announced

Red nebulosity near Garnet's star

Getting the best out of old astronomy equipment

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