The entire observable Universe in one single image
An impressive illustrated image of the observable Universe with our Solar System at the center.
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High-Definition Space Telescope
The newly proposed High Definition Space Telescope (HDST), makes Hubble Telescope look like a toy.
Are we finally alone in the Universe?
The concept of humanity being alone in the universe is frightening. A scan of 100,000 galaxies shows no sign of Alien civilizations.
The Great Attractor on April’s Night Sky
The Night Sky in April shows Virgo and further away the location of a mysterious area, the Great Attractor and we are traveling towards it
Earth’s place in the local universe
You are here. You live in a galaxy known as the Milky Way – a vast conglomeration of 300 billion stars, planets whizzing around them,
Night in the Andes Ice Forest
This impressive forest of snow and ice penitentes reflects moonlight shining across the Chajnantor plateau. The region lies in the Chilean Andes at an altitude
Recreating a Slice of the Universe
This computer animation (after the jump), created using new software called Arepo, simulates 9 billion years of our universe history. The new software can accurately
21st Century Pinwheel Galaxy
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is almost twice the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy, about 170,000 light-years across! Also known as the Pinwheel
A rare alignment between Galaxies
The two galaxies called NGC 3314 by Hubble Space Telescope, look as if they are colliding, but they are actually separated by tens of millions
Most Mysterious Objects in the Universe
Every three hours, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope scans the entire sky and deepens its portrait of the high-energy universe. Every year, the satellite’s scientists
