<p>The Lagoon Nebula throws off a warm orange glow in an image taken by the Hubble space telescope. Fierce winds from incandescent stars and roiling clouds of gas fill the heart of this celestial object located 4,500 light-years away.</p>
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The Lagoon Nebula throws off a warm orange glow in an image taken by the Hubble space telescope. Fierce winds from incandescent stars and roiling clouds of gas fill the heart of this celestial object located 4,500 light-years away.
- Week's Best Space Pictures
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New Horizons says goodbye to Pluto while satellites circling the Earth spy a cool collection of snow-covered volcanoes.
Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our picks of the most awe-inspiring space pictures. This week, Africa shines in the spotlight, celestial winds inflate a nebula, and Saturn's moon Tethys turns over a mystery.
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