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Hubble Spies Newly Forming Star Incubating in IC 2631

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This Hubble infrared image captures a protostar designated J1672835.29-763111.64 in the reflection nebula IC 2631, part of the Chamaeleon star-forming region in the southern constellation Chamaeleon. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Crew-1 Astronaut Victor Glover Meets with DC Students

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NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks with students about his time aboard the International Space Station, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble Spots Swirls of Dust in the Flame Nebula

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The Flame Nebula, also called NGC 2024, is a large star-forming region in the constellation Orion that lies about 1,400 light-years from Earth. It’s a part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Eagle, Omega Nebula, Trifid, and Lagoon: Four Famous Nebulae

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These four nebulae are known for their breathtaking beauty: the Eagle Nebula (which contains the Pillars of Creation), the Omega Nebula, the Trifid Nebula, and the Lagoon Nebula. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Eclipse Over Antarctica

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This image of our home planet shows how Earth looked from more than 950,000 miles, or 1.5 million kilometers, away during the total solar eclipse visible in Antarctica on Dec. 4, 2021. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
A Cosmic Delivery – NASA Receives Samples of Asteroid Ryugu

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IIn this image, a Hayabusa2 sample canister containing sample fragments of the asteroid Ryugu is transferred from JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, to NASA. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
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