Unusual Clouds over Hong Kong
What’s that in the sky? Earlier this month, in the sky high above Hong Kong, China, not just […]
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NGC 3310: A Starburst Spiral Galaxy
The party is still going on in spiral galaxy NGC 3310. Roughly 100 million years ago, NGC 3310 […]
Julius Caesar and Leap Days
Today, February 29th, is a leap day – a relatively rare occurrence. In 46 BC, Julius Caesar, featured […]
IC 1848: The Soul Nebula
Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region […]
Northern Pluto
Gaze across the frozen canyons of northern Pluto in this contrast enhanced color scene, imaged last July by […]
The Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby […]
Highest, Tallest, and Closest to the Stars
Fans of planet Earth probably recognize its highest mountain, the Himalayan Mount Everest, on the left in this […]
USA’s Northeast Megalopolis from Space
Can you identify a familiar area in the northeast USA just from nighttime lights? It might be possible […]
A Supernova through Galaxy Dust
Telescopes around the world are tracking a bright supernova that occurred in a nearby dusty galaxy. The powerful […]
M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind
What’s lighting up the Cigar Galaxy? M82, as this irregular galaxy is also known, was stirred up by […]