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See the stunning cosmic clouds captured in new Hubble image

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This gorgeous new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows something once considered little more than an annoyance: cosmic dust. For many years, astronomers thought of dust as a problem which blocked out important objects from view, but in recent decades they have learned about dust’s importance in forming stars and planets, and even making … Read more

Mysterious colorful clouds drift through Mars’s sky in new Curiosity images

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As the Curiosity rover explores its way around Mars, it isn’t only looking down at the martian rocks and regolith — it is also looking up at the martian sky. Like Earth, Mars has its own seasonal weather patterns, but with its different atmosphere that weather can include some unusual phenomena, such as striking colorful … Read more