... NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group . ... Found in the serpentine southern constellation Hydra, the loose spiral arms of this gorgeous island universe are loaded with luminous young star clusters and dark dust lanes. ... A planet, a white dwarf, and a neutron star orbit each other in the giant globular star cluster M4, some 5,600 light-years away. ... The Cats Paw Nebula . ... One common type of orbit is geostationary where a satellite will appear to hover above one point on Earth's equator. ...