27 otherworldly astronomy photos that will truly blow your mind

Unless Elon Musk has his way in the near future, most of us probably aren't going to get to go to space. But that doesn't mean we can't admire it from afar.

On Sunday, London's Royal Museums Greenwich unveiled the winners (and the runners up) of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020. The competition has been running for 12 years now, and this year saw over 5,000 entries from six continents.

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From the dancing lights of the aurorae to our swirling neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy, and with titles provided by the photographers, here are the top of the crop in their respective categories... Read more...

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