Hourglass Nebula
With its nuclear fuel exhausted, this brief, spectacular, closing phase of a Sun-like star’s life occurs as its outer layers are ejected – its core
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With its nuclear fuel exhausted, this brief, spectacular, closing phase of a Sun-like star’s life occurs as its outer layers are ejected – its core
The image celebrates the 20th anniversary of Hubble’s launch and deployment into an orbit around Earth. This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar
Astronomers consider the Crab Nebula one of the steadiest sources of high-energy radiation in the universe. Radiation from the supernova remnant is believed to be
Found among the Small Magellanic Cloud’s (SMC’s) clusters and nebulae NGC 346 is a star forming region about 200 light-years across, pictured above by the
Like delicate cosmic petals, these clouds of interstellar dust and gas have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile star fields of the constellation Cepheus.
Stunningly detailed image of the famous Pillars of Creation from Webb space telescope.
The dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun. The world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space
Twelve years and 1,250 hours of exposure time spend Finnish photographer J-P Metsavainio to create this detailed project of the Milky Way.
In this image NGC 7027 planetary nebula resembles a jewel bug, an insect with a brilliantly colorful metallic shell.
This science visualization presents the dramatic landscape of two nebulas in the Large Magellanic Cloud.