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File:Reentry video as Orion returns from Artemis I.webm|Atmospheric entry, by Artemis I

File:Blanco's Open Dome (Cerro-Tololo-Drone-Pic 15-CC) - edit1.jpg|Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory complex, by CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopoulos (edited by Bammesk)

File:Solar spectral irradiance.svg|Fraunhofer lines, by Cyamahat

File:The European Extremely Large Telescope.jpg|Design of the Extremely Large Telescope, by ESO

File:IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 2023 02.jpg|IceCube Neutrino Observatory, by Christopher Michel

File:Paranal and the Pacific at sunset (dsc4088, retouched, cropped).jpg|Very Large Telescope, by ESO/Gerhard Hüdepohl (edited by Huntster)

File:Book of the Fixed Stars Auv0333 Orion.jpg|Orion, by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

File:Kitt Peak National Observatory in the Quinlan Mountains, 2023.jpg|Kitt Peak National Observatory, by KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský

File:Dart impact replay.webm|Double Asteroid Redirection Test, by NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

File:The geologic map of the Moon at 1-2.5M scale.png|Geology of the Moon, by the Chinese Academy of Sciences

File:PIA24039-MarsCuriosityRover-DustDevil-20200809.gif|Martian dust devil, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI

File:PIA19664-MarsInSightLander-Assembly-20150430.jpg|InSight lander testing, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lockheed Martin

File:Earthrise over Compton crater -LRO full res - edit1.jpg|Earthrise, 2015, by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University (edited by Bammesk)

File:Collapse of Arecibo Radio Telescope 01.webm|Collapse of Arecibo Telescope, by the National Science Foundation

File:Horn Antenna-in Holmdel, New Jersey - restoration1.jpg|Holmdel Horn Antenna, by NASA (restored by Bammesk)

File:Mars topography (MOLA dataset) with poles HiRes.jpg|Topographic map of Mars, by NASA/JPL/USGS (edited by WolfmanSF)

File:Sun poster.svg|Structure of the Sun, by Kelvin13

File:Comparison satellite navigation orbits.svg|Comparison of satellite navigation orbits, by Cmglee

File:PIA21465 - North Polar Layers.jpg|Water ice layers in Olympia Rupes at Climate of Mars, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

File:HR 8799 Orbiting Exoplanets.gif|Exoplanets of HR 8799, by Jason Wang, et al (edited by Huntster and Janke)

File:CSIRO ScienceImage 4350 CSIROs Parkes Radio Telescope with moon in the background.jpg|Parkes Observatory, by ISS Expedition 23 CSIRO

File:Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Big Sky' Drilling Site.jpg|Curiosity at Big Sky, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

File:CMB Timeline300 no WMAP.jpg|Chronology of the universe, by NASA/WMAP (edited by Kaldari)

File:James Webb Primary Mirror.jpg|Mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope prepared for acceptance testing, by NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Draco and Ursa Minor.jpg|Draco, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Hercules and Corona Borealis.jpg|Hercules, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Camelopardalis, Tarandus and Custos Messium.jpg|Camelopardalis, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser.jpg|Cygnus, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Aries and Musca Borealis.jpg|Aries, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Taurus.jpg|Taurus, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Gemini.jpg|Gemini, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's_Mirror - Cancer.jpg|Cancer, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Leo Major and Leo Minor.jpg|Léo Major, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Virgo.jpg|Virgo, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Libra.jpg|Libra, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Scorpio.jpg|Scorpius, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Sagittarius and Corona Australis, Microscopium, and Telescopium.jpg|Sagittarius, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Taurus Poniatowski, Serpentarius, Scutum Sobiesky, and Serpens.jpg|Ophiuchus, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii.jpg|Lynx, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris.jpg|Canis Major, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Jupiter diagram.svg|Diagram of Jupiter, by Kelvin13

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Delphinus, Sagitta, Aquila, and Antinous.jpg|Aquila, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Capricornus.jpg|Capricornus, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptoris, Fornax Chemica, and Machina Electrica.jpg|Cetus, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica.jpg|Hydra, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Cassiopeia (image right side up).jpg|Cassiopeia, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Cepheus.jpg|Cepheus, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Gloria Frederici, Andromeda, and Triangula.jpg|Andromeda, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Perseus.jpg|Perseus, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Bootes, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, and Quadrans Muralis.jpg|Boötes, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Pisces.jpg|Pisces, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Auriga.jpg|Auriga, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Aquarius, Piscis Australis & Ballon Aerostatique.jpg|Aquarius, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Monoceros, Canis Minor, and Atelier Typographique.jpg|Monoceros, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:PIA15279 3rovers-stand D2011 1215 D521.jpg|Mars rovers at Rover (space exploration), by NASA (edited by Nova13)

File:Czech-2013-Prague-Astronomical clock face.jpg|Prague astronomical clock, by Godot13

File:Iranian Astrolabe 14.jpg|Iranian astrolabe, by M.safarniya (edited by Jacopo188)

File:PIA16239 High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera.jpg|Curiosity at Rocknest, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS (edited by Julian Herzog)

File:Skylab and Earth Limb - GPN-2000-001055.jpg|Skylab at 1979 in spaceflight, by Skylab 4 crew

File:James Webb Space Telescope Mirror37.jpg|Mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope during cryogenic testing, by NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham/Emmett Given (edited by Papa Lima Whiskey)

File:Laser Towards Milky Ways Centre.jpg|Laser toward the Milky Way's centre at Adaptive optics, by ESO/Yuri Beletsky

File:Sun - August 1, 2010.jpg|Solar flare, by NASA/SDO/AIA (edited by Hive001)

File:Aurora Australis From ISS.JPG|Aurora Australis, by NASA/ISS Expedition 23 crew

File:WMAP 2010.png|Cosmic microwave background radiation at Ehlers–Geren–Sachs theorem, by NASA/WMAP

File:Star-sizes.jpg| Relative sizes of the planets in the Solar System and several well-known stars at List of largest stars, by Dave Jarvis

File:Mount Pleasant Radio Telescope.jpg|Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory, by JJ Harrison

File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Ursa Major.jpg|Ursa Major, by Sidney Hall and Richard Rouse Bloxam (restored by Adam Cuerden)

File:Moon transit of sun large.ogv|Lunar transit of the Sun at Transit (astronomy), by NASA/STEREO

File:Bartolomeu Velho 1568.jpg|Geocentric model, by Bartolomeu Velho

File:Total lunar eclipse august 28 2007 edit.jpg|August 2007 lunar eclipse, by Fir0002

File:MarsTransitionV.jpg|Terraforming of Mars, by Ittiz

File:Pioneer10-plaque.jpg|Pioneer plaque, by Carl Sagan, Frank Drake and Linda Salzman Sagan

File:Solar_eclipse_1999_4_NR.jpg|Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, by Luc Viatour (edited by Diliff)

File:NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg|Earthrise, 1968, by William Anders

File:Sunspot TRACE.jpeg|Sunspot, by NASA/TRACE

File:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg|Persian astrolabe at Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world, by Andrew Dunn