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The spiral galaxy <n>NGC 3147</n>, photographed in 2019 by <n>NASA</n>, <n>ESA</n>, and the <n>Hubble Heritage Team</n>.

A cosmic filament of 10 galaxies anchored by quasar <n>J0305-3150</n>, captured by the <n>NASA Webb Telescope</n>.

<n>The Galaxy Menagerie from WISE</n>, a composite of nine galaxies by <n>NASA</n>, <n>JPL-Caltech</n>, and <n>UCLA</n>.

<n>Observable Universe Logarithmic Illustration</n> by artist <n>Pablo Carlos Budassi</n>.

<n>Inner Universe</n>, a 1976 painting by Polish artist <n>Henryk Waniek</n>.

<n>Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8)</n> photographed by <n>Damian Peach</n> on May 2, 2020.

A composite image of the runaway star <n>Zeta Ophiuchi</n> from <n>NASA</n>'s <n>Spitzer</n> and <n>Chandra</n> telescopes.

Cover art for the album <n>300!</n> by musician <n>Frozyy!</n>.

A close-up of the <n>Pillars of Creation</n> within <n>M16, The Eagle Nebula</n>. Photo by <n>Ignacio Diaz Bobillo</n>.

<n>The Sun, Plate 1</n> from the '<n>Electro-Astronomical Atlas</n>', 1874.

A simulation of a galaxy merger by <n>Molly Peeples</n> and <n>Chris Henze</n> for <n>NASA</n>.

<n>The evening bowl – A tub full of stars</n> (1995) by <n>Tim Storrier</n>.

An illustration comparing the geometric progression of the <n>Flower of Life</n> and biological cell <n>mitosis</n>.

The planet <n>Saturn</n>, photographed by <n>Daniel Borja</n>.

The <n>Dumbbell Nebula</n> photographed by <n>Trevor Jones</n>.

The <n>Tarantula Nebula</n> captured by the <n>NASA Webb Telescope</n>. Credit: <n>NASA</n>, <n>ESA</n>, <n>CSA</n>, and <n>STScI</n>.

The <n>Heart Nebula</n> and <n>Soul Nebula</n>. Photo by <n>Samil Cabrera</n>.

The <n>Cat's Eye Nebula</n>, discovered by <n>William Herschel</n>. Photo by <n>NASA</n>'s <n>Hubble Space Telescope</n>.

The <n>Ant Nebula (Mz 3)</n> photographed by the <n>Hubble Space Telescope</n>. Credit: <n>NASA</n>, <n>ESA</n>.

Illustration of the 1878 solar eclipse from a book by <n>Simon Newcomb</n> and <n>Edward S. Holden</n>.

“The Young Folk’s Astronomy,” Solar Eclipse, 1878

The <n>M78 Nebula</n>, a reflection nebula in Orion, photographed over the winter of 2012-2013.

The <n>Blue Horsehead Nebula</n> (IC 4592). Image data from <n>NASA</n>'s <n>WISE</n> mission, processed by <n>Francesco Antonucci</n>.