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CG 4: The Globule and the Galaxy

Is this a cosmic monster ready to devour an unsuspecting galaxy?

Sirius: The brightest star in the night sky

Sirius is visible on the far left of the above photograph, to the left of the co...

NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster

Globular clusters once ruled the Milky Way. Back in the old days, back when our ...

When roses aren't red

Not all roses are red of course, but they can still be very pretty. Likewise, th...

The Aurora Tree

Pictured is a visual coincidence between the dark branches of a nearby tree and ...

M16: Stars from Eagle's EGGs

Here are newborn stars are forming in the Eagle Nebula.

Crab Nebula mosaic from Hubble

The Crab Nebula is catalogued as M1, the first object on Charles Messier's famou...

Shapley 1: An annular planetary nebula

What’s looking back at you isn’t a cosmic eye, but Shapley 1, a beautifully symm...

Saturn's rings in natural colour

What colours are Saturn's rings?

Standing on the Moon

Man once walked on the Moon.

Albireo: A Bright and Beautiful Double

Sometimes, even a small telescope can help unlock a hidden beauty of the heavens.

Lunar Occultation of Mercury

Fans of the western sky after sunset have lately enjoyed this month's remarkable...

Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula

Normally faint and elusive, the Jellyfish Nebula is caught in this alluring tele...

New image reveals secrets of Milky Way galaxy in stunni...

Largest ever image obtained by specialist telescope in Chile represents scientif...

The Egg Nebula from the Hubble Telescope

Ever wonder what it would look like to crack open the Sun?