Gallery: Space Photos of the Week: Three Young Stars Decide to Peace Out

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    This image shows the Trapezium Cluster, where three young stars are moving away from each other at rapid speeds.
  • Pan one of Saturns moons has an unusual shape. This image shows the northern and southern hemispheres of the moon...
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    Pan, one of Saturn’s moons, has an unusual shape. This image shows the northern (left) and southern (right) hemispheres of the moon, appearing three-dimensional when seen through red-blue glasses.
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    This composite image shows the structures of star-forming gas clouds.
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    Mars’ Holden Crater contains layers of deposits, highlighted as white and light blue, beneath alluvial fans, which are tan and brown in this image.
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    This image shows the last close approach of the Cassini spacecraft to Mimas, Saturn’s moon, taken from only 25,620 miles away. To make this image, scientists combined 10 shots.
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    This satellite image shows lava erupting from Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. Snow is shown in blue, while clouds are gray.
  • This image shows the northern lakes and seas of Titan one of Saturns moons taken from 150700 miles away.
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    This image shows the northern lakes and seas of Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, taken from 150,700 miles away.
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