Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
Large spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this cosmic galaxy portrait. In fact, […]
Astronomy
Starburst Galaxy M94
What could cause the center of M94 to be so bright? Spiral galaxy M94 has a ring of […]
The Galaxy Tree
First came the trees. In the town of Salamanca, Spain, the photographer noticed how distinctive a grove of […]
Space Shuttle Rising
What’s that rising from the clouds? The space shuttle. Sometimes, if you looked out the window of an […]
NGC 7822 in Cepheus
Hot, young stars and cosmic pillars of gas and dust seem to crowd into NGC 7822. At the […]
A Dark and Dusty Sky
In the dusty sky toward the constellation Taurus and the Orion Arm of our Milky Way Galaxy, this […]
NGC 6240: Merging Galaxies
NGC 6240 offers a rare, nearby glimpse of a cosmic catastrophe in its final throes. The titanic galaxy-galaxy […]
Auroras and Star Trails over Iceland
It was one of the quietest nights of aurora in weeks. Even so, in northern- Iceland during last […]
NGC 2440: Pearl of a New White Dwarf
Like a pearl, a white dwarf star shines best after being freed from its shell. In this analogy, […]
Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited
This close-up from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera shows weathered craters and windblown deposits in southern Acidalia […]