Comet Hale Bopp Over Val Parola Pass
Comet Hale-Bopp, the Great Comet of 1997, became much brighter than any surrounding stars. It was seen even […]
Astronomy
Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
Like a ship plowing through cosmic seas, runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi produces the arcing interstellar bow wave or […]
Split the Universe
Just now, before you hit the button, two future universes are possible. After pressing the button, though, you […]
3D 67P
Get out your red/cyan glasses and gaze across the surface of Churyumov-Gerasimenko, aka Comet 67P. The stereo anaglyph […]
Nebula with Laser Beams
Four laser beams cut across this startling image of the Orion Nebula, as seen from ESO’s Paranal Observatory […]
King of Wings Hoodoo under the Milky Way
This rock structure is not only surreal — it’s real. The reason it’s not more famous is that […]
The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy
Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak poses for a Messier moment in this telescopic snapshot from March 21. In fact it shares […]
Central Cygnus Skyscape
In cosmic brush strokes of glowing hydrogen gas, this beautiful skyscape unfolds across the plane of our Milky […]
Fast Stars and Rogue Planets in the Orion Nebula
Start with the constellation of Orion. Below Orion’s belt is a fuzzy area known as the Great Nebula […]
The Cone Nebula from Hubble
Stars are forming in the gigantic dust pillar called the Cone Nebula. Cones, pillars, and majestic flowing shapes […]