Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula
The eggs from this gigantic chicken may form into stars. The featured emission nebula, shown in scientifically assigned […]
astronomy
Stars and Planets over Portugal
The mission was to document night-flying birds — but it ended up also documenting a beautiful sky. The […]
Shuttle Over Earth
What’s that approaching? Astronauts on board the International Space Station in 2010 first saw it far in the […]
Orion Pines
Taken with a camera fixed to a tripod, many short exposures were aligned with the stars to unveil […]
The Gator Back Rocks of Mars
Wind-sharpened rocks known as ventifacts, cover this broad sloping plain in the foot hills of Mount Sharp, Gale […]
Messier 96
Spiral arms seem to swirl around the core of Messier 96 in this colorful, detailed portrait of a […]
Milky Way over Devils Tower
What created Devils Tower? The origin of this extraordinary rock monolith in Wyoming, USA is still debated, with […]
N11: Star Clouds of the LMC
Massive stars, abrasive winds, mountains of dust, and energetic light sculpt one of the largest and most picturesque […]
A Space Station Crosses a Busy Sun
Typically, the International Space Station is visible only at night. Slowly drifting across the night sky as it […]
Shadows at the Moons South Pole
Was this image of the Moon’s surface taken with a microscope? No — it’s a multi-temporal illumination map […]