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Coolest space photos of the week

by JoAnna Wendel
A spiral of gas spinning around the star system AB Aurigae as a new planet is being born

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this shot of Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere during a close flyby on Feb 17, 2020.

This visualization shows a Delta Scuti star, which are slightly larger than the Sun, as it pulsates. Scientists are using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to study these stars.

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