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Jupiter and the Red Spots

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a swirling storm seen for over 300 years, since the ...

Natural Saturn on the Cassini Cruise

What could you see approaching Saturn aboard an interplanetary cruise ship?

NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans

Distorted galaxy NGC 2442 can be found in the southern constellation of the flyi...

Up Helly Aa 2026: Stunning photos capture burning of th...

The annual Shetland fire festival ended with the burning of a replica Viking gal...

A Galaxy of Nebulas

Can you see nebulas in other galaxies? Yes, some nebulas shine brightly enough -...

Orion's Treasures over Snowy Mountains

Rising over a frozen valley in the Tatra Mountains, the familiar stars and nebul...

Spiral Galaxies in Collision

Billions of years from now, only one of these two galaxies will remain.

Cygnus olor

Two mute swans swimming in the water. Image: William Elliott, MacDuff - (P&J).

Planetary Nebula Abell 7

Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant. It lies ...

Carlos’ shadow hits a ball

This photograph of Carlos Alcaraz in action at last year’s Australian Open won t...

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1365 from Webb

A mere 56 million light-years distant toward the southern constellation Fornax, ...

Spectacular images as Northern Lights illuminate Highla...

The Aurora Borealis was visible over much of north and north-east Scotland last ...

Messier 109

Big beautiful barred spiral galaxy Messier 109 is the 109th entry in Charles Mes...

The Bipolar Jets of KX Andromedae

Blasting outward from variable star KX Andromedae, these stunning bipolar jets a...

Pictures of Scotland: January 2025

BBC Scotland News publish a selection of photos sent in by readers, from which t...