Jupiter, Ganymede, Great Red Spot
In this sharp snapshot, the Solar System’s largest moon Ganymede poses next to Jupiter, the largest planet. Captured […]
Astronomy
Dwarf Planet, Bright Spot
Now at Ceres, Dawn’s camera recorded this closer view of the dwarf planet’s northern hemisphere and one of […]
The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. […]
Two Worlds One Sun
How different does sunset appear from Mars than from Earth? For comparison, two images of our common star […]
The Sky from Mauna Kea
What if you could stand at the top of a volcano and peer out across the universe? If […]
MyCn18: An Hourglass Planetary Nebula
The sands of time are running out for the central star of this hourglass-shaped planetary nebula. With its […]
Trio Leo
This popular group is famous as the Leo Triplet – a gathering of three magnificent galaxies in one […]
When Vega is North
In only about 12,000 years Vega will be the North Star, the closest bright star to our fair […]
At the Limit of Diffraction
Did you ever want to just look through the eyepiece of a large telescope in space? If you […]
Summer Triangles over Japan
Have you ever seen the Summer Triangle? The bright stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair form a large triangle […]