Milky Way over Deadvlei in Namibia
What planet is this? It is the only planet currently known to have trees. The trees in Deadvlei, […]
Astronomy
Flyover of Jupiters North Pole in Infrared
What would it look like to fly over the North Pole of Jupiter? A fictional animation made from […]
Martian Chiaroscuro
Deep shadows create dramatic contrasts between light and dark in this high-resolution close-up of the martian surface. Recorded […]
Facing NGC 3344
From our vantage point in the Milky Way Galaxy, we see NGC 3344 face-on. Nearly 40,000 light-years across, […]
M22 and the Wanderers
Wandering through the constellation Sagittarius, bright planets Mars and Saturn appeared together in early morning skies over the […]
Fortuitous Flash Candidate for the Farthest Star Yet Seen
Was this flash the farthest star yet seen? An unexpected flash of light noticed fortuitously on Hubble Space […]
The Sun Unleashed: Monster Filament in Ultraviolet
One of the most spectacular solar sights is an explosive flare. In 2011 June, the Sun unleashed somewhat […]
NGC 6960: The Witchs Broom Nebula
Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light would have suddenly have […]
NGC 3324 in Carina
This bright cosmic cloud was sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from the hot young stars of open […]
NGC 289: Swirl in the Southern Sky
About 70 million light-years distant, gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 289 is larger than our own Milky Way. Seen […]