Tag: Space

A Sunspot Up Close

Why would a small part of the Sun appear slightly dark?

Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A

Massive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives.

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: Wide Field

Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this galaxy have three?

Welcome to Planet Earth

Welcome to Planet Earth, the third planet from a star named the Sun. The Earth i...

Red Spider Planetary Nebula from Webb

Oh what a tangled web a planetary nebula can weave!

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...

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.

Planetary Nebula Abell 7

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

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...