| Dark Rift in the Milky Way | | | Standing under a dark sky? Look up! In August, you’ll notice a long, dark lane dividing the bright Milky Way. This Dark Rift is a place where new stars are forming. | | |
| Next 2 mornings: Moon in Gemini | | | The moon has now waned to a slim crescent phase. It's near the stars Castor and Pollux – the legendary Gemini "twins" – on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. | | |
| Speck from an asteroid | | | Viewed under a microscope, it resembles a human hair. But it's a speck of cosmic dust – a tiny sample from an asteroid, brought back to Earth by a Japanese space mission. | | |
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