Meteor in the Milky Way
Earth’s April showers include the Lyrid Meteor Shower, observed for more than 2,000 years when the planet makes […]
Astronomy
Colorful Star Clouds in Cygnus
Stars can form in colorful surroundings. Featured here is a star forming region rich in glowing gas and […]
Total Solar Eclipse over Svalbard
Going, going, gone. That was the feeling in Svalbard, Norway last month during a total eclipse of the […]
Ring Galaxy AM 0644 741 from Hubble
How could a galaxy become shaped like a ring? The rim of the blue galaxy pictured on the […]
The Great Crater Hokusai
One of the largest young craters on Mercury, 114 kilometer (71 mile) diameter Hokusai crater’s bright rays are […]
M46 Plus Two
Galactic or open star clusters are young. These swarms of stars are born together near the plane of […]
One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725
While most spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way, have two or more spiral arms, NGC 4725 has […]
Mystic Mountain Dust Pillars
It’s stars versus dust in the Carina Nebula and the stars are winning. More precisely, the energetic light […]
Milky Way over Erupting Volcano
The view was worth the trip. Battling high winds, cold temperatures, and low oxygen, the trek to near […]
Sentinels of the Arctic
Who guards the north? Judging from the above photograph, possibly giant trees covered in snow and ice. The […]