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For 50 years, artists have had up-close, insider access to the space program. Here are the results.

Gazing up at the night sky is a reward unto itself: the splendor of the Universe awaits! But when you use a telescope and a camera, you can capture that beauty in ways that even our sophisticated eyes cannot detect.

The Apollo program reached the moon 40 years ago today. Here's a look at some of the many technical breakthroughs of that mission.