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Stellar Snowflake Cluster

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The newly revealed infant stars appear as pink and red specks toward the center and appear to have formed in regularly spaced intervals along linear structures. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble Sights Galaxy’s Celestial Sequins

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This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). This might sound like an odd name for a constellation — and in fact it is somewhat unusual. It’s the only modern constellation named in honor of a real person from history: Queen Berenice II of Egypt. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain at the National Air and Space Museum

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NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain talk about their experiences onboard the International Space Station at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in D.C. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble Views Galaxy From Famous Catalog

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This bright, somewhat blob-like object — seen in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope — is a galaxy named NGC 1803. It is about 200 million light-years away, in the southern constellation of Pictor (the Painter’s Easel), and it was discovered in 1834 by astronomer John Herschel. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
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