IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of stars. Cataloged as IC 5146, the beautiful nebula […]
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Little Planet South Pole
Lights play around the horizon of this snowy little planet as it drifts through a starry night sky. […]
How the Webb Telescope Expanded My Universe by Dennis Overbye
As new images of Jupiter and a galactic survey spring forth from NASA’s new observatory, our cosmic affairs […]
Tiangong Space Station Transits the Moon
The rugged lunar south polar region lies at the top of this colorful portrait of a last quarter […]
The Latest Find as Water Levels Fall: Dinosaur Tracks in ...
Dinosaur Valley State Park is home to Acrocanthosaurus and Sauroposeidon tracks. The temporarily dry Paluxy River allowed researchers […]
The Cartwheel Galaxy from Webb
To some, it looks like a wheel of a cart. In fact, because of its outward appearance, the […]
Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA ...
That person who looks just like you is not your twin, but if scientists compared your genomes, they […]
Meteor and Milky Way over the Mediterranean
Careful planning made this a nightscape to remember. First, the night itself was chosen to occur during the […]
Earths Recent Climate Spiral
Is our Earth warming? Compared to the past 250 million years, the Earth is currently enduring a relative […]
The Spinning Pulsar of the Crab Nebula
At the core of the Crab Nebula lies a city-sized, magnetized neutron star spinning 30 times a second. […]