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Magellanic Clouds over Chile
The two prominent clouds in this Chilean Atacama Desert skyscape captured on January 21 actually lie beyond our […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 11, 2023 by Farzin

ZTF meets ATLAS
Fading as it races across planet Earth’s northern skies comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) shares this telescopic frame with […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 10, 2023 by Farzin

Nacreous Clouds over Lapland
Vivid and lustrous, wafting iridescent waves of color wash across this skyscape from KilpisjÃ¤rvi, Finland. Known as nacreous […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 9, 2023 by Farzin

Imagine traveling to a star about 100 times as massive as our Sun, a million times more luminous, […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 8, 2023 by Farzin

Can you still see the comet? Yes. Even as C/2022 E3 (ZTF) fades, there is still time to […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 7, 2023 by Farzin

In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 6, 2023 by Farzin

This moon is shining by the light of its planet. Specifically, a large portion of Enceladus pictured here […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 5, 2023 by Farzin

NGC 2626 along the Vela Molecular Ridge
Centered in this colorful cosmic canvas, NGC 2626 is a beautiful, bright, blue reflection nebula in the southern […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 4, 2023 by Farzin

Polaris and the Trail of Comet ZTF
Stars trace concentric arcs around the North Celestial Pole in this three hour long night sky composite, recorded […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 3, 2023 by Farzin

Reflections on the 1970s
The 1970s are sometimes ignored by astronomers, like this beautiful grouping of reflection nebulae in Orion – NGC […]

This entry was posted in Astronomy and tagged astronomy NASA on February 2, 2023 by Farzin