Crescent Enceladus
Peering from the shadows, the Saturn-facing hemisphere of tantalizing inner moon Enceladus poses in this Cassini spacecraft image. […]
Astronomy
The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble
The bright clusters and nebulae of planet Earth’s night sky are often named for flowers or insects. Though […]
The Cats Eye Nebula from Hubble
To some, it may look like a cat’s eye. The alluring Cat’s Eye nebula, however, lies three thousand […]
Venus Through Water Drops
Now the brilliant “star” in planet Earth’s evening skies, Venus is captured in this creative astrophotograph. Taken with […]
GOES-16: Moon over Planet Earth
Launched last November 19 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the satellite now known as GOES-16 can now […]
Cassinis Grand Finale Tour at Saturn
Cassini is being prepared to dive into Saturn. The robotic spacecraft that has been orbiting and exploring Saturn […]
M78 and Orion Dust Reflections
In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright blue nebulas are particularly apparent. Pictured here are two […]
Mimas, Crater, and Mountain
Mimas is an icy, crater-pocked moon of Saturn a mere 400 kilometers (250 miles) in diameter. Its largest […]
Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273
The spiky stars in the foreground of this sharp cosmic portrait are well within our own Milky Way […]
Clouds of Andromeda
The beautiful Andromeda Galaxy is often imaged by planet Earth-based astronomers. Also known as M31, the nearest large […]