Ribbons and Pearls of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398
Why do some spiral galaxies have a ring around the center? Spiral galaxy NGC 1398 not only has […]
Astronomy
An Immersive Visualization of the Galactic Center
What if you could look out from the center of our Galaxy — what might you see? Two […]
The Upper Michigan Blizzard of 1938
Yes, but can your blizzard do this? In Upper Michigan‘s Storm of the Century in 1938, some snow […]
Clouds in the LMC
An alluring sight in southern skies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is seen in this deep and detailed […]
In the Valley of Orion
This exciting and unfamiliar view of the Orion Nebula is a visualization based on astronomical data and movie […]
An Elephant s Trunk in Cepheus
With image data from telescopes large and small, this close-up features the dusty Elephant’s Trunk Nebula. It winds […]
Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
By starlight this eerie visage shines in the dark, a crooked profile evoking its popular name, the Witch […]
Launch and Landing
A composite of three consecutive exposures, this night skyscape follows the January 7 launch and first stage landing […]
Blue Comet PanSTARRS
Discovered with the PanSTARRS telescope on September 7, 2016, this Comet PanSTARRS, C/2016 R2, is presently about 24 […]
NGC 2623: Merging Galaxies from Hubble
Where do stars form when galaxies collide? To help find out, astronomers imaged the nearby galaxy merger NGC […]