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Pleiades
Why is the symbol of Taurus a bull?
The Pleiades
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View of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, M31).
Astronomy and Space Quiz
Ursa major constellation illustration art. (Big Dipper) stars, space, night sky)
Stars: Explosions in Space
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Planet Jupiter with its moon Io at left, photographed by the Cassini orbiter during the Cassini-Huygens mission, 2000. spacecraft
7 Important Dates in Jupiter History
Galaxy clusters like Abell 2744 can act as a natural cosmic lens, magnifying light from more distant, background objects through gravity. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect light from the first stars in the universe if they are gravitationally lensed by such clusters. (astronomy, space exploration, galaxies)
How Fast Is the Universe Expanding?
Infinite space background with silhouette of telescope. This image elements furnished by NASA.
Telescopes: Seeing Stars
Colorful winter sunset
What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?
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New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000
14 Tough Questions Answered
Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet
10 Failed Doomsday Predictions
Ethel Rosenberg arrested in August 1950. Photograph dated Aug. 8, 1950. American civilians executed for espionage. Spies, communists, Julius Rosenberg
Spies Like Us: 10 Famous Names in the Espionage Game
Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA Aqua satellite July 31 2017
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earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
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Why is the symbol of Taurus a bull?
Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, considered to govern from about April...
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Pleiades
Bright nebulosity in the Pleiades (M45, NGC 1432), distance 490 light-years. Cluster...
Courtesy of Palomar Observatory/California Institute of Technology
The Pleiades
The Pleiades.
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