The most recent discoveries in our universe.
50,000 Kilometers above the Sun
A monster prominence, a sheath of thin gas held above the surface by the Sun’s magnetic field, pictured with a small telescope.
Best Astronomy Images of 2016
These are the impressive winners of the 2016 Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
Helix Nebula in Infrared
An infrared image of the impressive Helix Nebula, from the robotic Spitzer Space Telescope.
Evolution of Star SAO 244567
This animation shows the fast evolution of star SAO 244567. It starts 10,300 BC, with the star having a radius 152 times the size of the Sun…
Infinity ²
This 6-minute footage at ISO 400,000, shows why we adore the night sky…
The extreme environment a Spacecraft is going to die
Philae lander that was presumed lost, just been found and this is the extreme environment where is going to die, along with its parent Rosetta spacecraft.
The extraction of a giant 30 ton Meteorite
The historical moment of the extraction of the meteorite “Gancedo,” in a video…
Where are all the aliens?
There is a high probability that complex extraterrestrial life exists, but a significant lack of evidence that it does…
The Edge of the Sun
For the first time, scientists have imaged the edge of the sun and described that transition, from which the solar wind blows…
Ceres’ Ice Mountain Ahuna Mons
NASA’s Dawn mission reveals that dwarf planet Ceres hosts an unexpectedly young cryovolcano that formed with the past billion years.