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Gripped in the claw of the constellation Scorpius sits the reflection nebula DG 129

Credit: ESO

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1-63

A new era of human spaceflight begins as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to low-Earth orbit for the first time since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011

which is twice the distance from our Sun to the nearest star

R Aquarii (Symbiotic Binary) Tapestry Phone case Gripped in the claw ofThis image reveals a dramatic binary star system named R Aquarii, located 700 light years from Earth, as seen in 2012 by ESOs Very Large Telescope (VLT). R Aquarii is a so called symbiotic binary, comprising two stars surrounded by a large, dynamic cloud of gas (a nebula). Systems like this contain two stars in an unequal and complex relationship. R Aquarii is made up of one hot white dwarf and one red giant. The red giant is losing matter to its