Gallery: Best of a New Trove of Mind-Blowing Space Photos

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    The Orion Nebula (Messier 42)
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    Galactic starburst region NGC 3603
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    The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)
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    The Horsehead Nebula.
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    The pair of galaxies NGC 1531/2, spinning in a galactic waltz.
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    A rare triple merger of galaxies, dubbed 'The Bird'
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    The radio galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128).
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    The Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104)
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    Color composite image of Centaurus A, revealing lobes and jets emanating from the active galaxy’s central black hole.
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    A 360-degree panorama of the Milky Way as seen from Earth, from ESO's GigaGalaxy Zoom project.
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    A 360-degree panorama of the night sky above the Paranal platform, complete with the arched Milky Way. *Editor's note: This is currently reporter Lisa Grossman's computer desktop background.*
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