NGC 6369: The Little Ghost Nebula
Wraithlike NGC 6369 is a faint apparition in night skies popularly known as the Little Ghost Nebula. It […]
Astronomy
Mirach s Ghost
As far as ghosts go, Mirach’s Ghost isn’t really that scary. Mirach’s Ghost is just a faint, fuzzy […]
NGC 7635: Bubble in a Cosmic Sea
Adrift in a cosmic sea of stars and glowing gas the delicate, floating apparition left of center in […]
Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75
What’s happening at the center of active galaxy 3C 75? The two bright sources at the center of […]
Lynds Dark Nebula 183
Beverly Lynds Dark Nebula 183 lies a mere 325 light-years away, drifting high above the plane of our […]
A Beautiful Trifid
The beautiful Trifid Nebula is a cosmic study in contrasts. Also known as M20, it lies about 5,000 […]
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
Find the Big Dipper and follow the handle away from the dipper’s bowl until you get to the […]
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
Blue dust clouds and young, energetic stars inhabit this telescopic vista, less than 500 light-years away toward the […]
Haumea of the Outer Solar System
One of the strangest objects in the outer Solar System has recently been found to have a ring. […]
On the Origin of Gold
Where did the gold in your jewelry originate? No one is completely sure. The relative average abundance in […]