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Milky Way
The galaxy that contains our Solar System, characterized by its barred spiral structure with multiple spiral arms extending from a central bar.
Source: esa.int
APODs including "Milky Way"
The Large Cloud of Magellan
07/09/2023
HESS Telescopes Explore the High-Energy Sky
Video
06/09/2023
Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent
04/09/2023
Three Galaxies and a Comet
27/08/2023
Meteors along the Milky Way
24/08/2023
Arp 93: A Cosmic Embrace
16/08/2023
Galaxies in the River
27/07/2023
Chemicals Glow as a Meteor Disintegrates
24/07/2023
Galactic Cirrus: Mandel Wilson 9
21/07/2023
Milky Way above La Palma Observatory
18/07/2023
Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps
16/07/2023
Webb's First Deep Field
15/07/2023
Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
02/07/2023
Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
28/06/2023
Giant Galaxies in Pavo
23/06/2023
Stars and Dust across Corona Australis
22/06/2023
The Ñandú in the Milky Way
20/06/2023
M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster
15/06/2023
Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies
09/06/2023
Messier 101
02/06/2023
Recycling Cassiopeia A
01/06/2023
Simulation: A Disk Galaxy Forms
Video
31/05/2023
Milky Way over a Turquoise Wonderland
29/05/2023
Curly Spiral Galaxy M63
19/05/2023
Halley Dust, Mars Dust, and Milky Way
12/05/2023
Milky Way over Egyptian Desert
10/05/2023
The Dark Seahorse in Cepheus
20/04/2023
NGC 2419: Intergalactic Wanderer
13/04/2023
NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda
12/04/2023
M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
08/04/2023