Tag: Stars

Thor's Helmet

Thor not only has his own day (Thursday), but a helmet in the heavens.

The Hydra cluster of galaxies

Within our own Milky Way galaxy, two bright, spiky stars stand like sentinels in...

A planetary nebula with cosmic Buckyballs

What is happening inside this unusual nebula?

NGC 1514: The Crystal ball nebula

What do you see in this crystal ball? The featured image shows NGC 1514, known a...

PK 164 +31.1: The Headphone Nebula

What is a pair of headphones doing in the sky? Today’s image features the Headph...

Messier 2

After the Crab Nebula, this giant star cluster is the second entry in 18th centu...

NGC 188: Old cluster in the New General Catalogue

The New General Catalogue of star clusters and nebulae really isn't so new. In f...

Mystic mountain monster being destroyed

Inside the head of this interstellar monster is a star that is slowly destroying...

Three sky arches over snowy Alps

Why are there three arches across the sky instead of two?

Comet R3 PanSTARRS over a Himalayan valley

The best way to see comet R3 PanSTARRS’s long tail is with a camera.

M82: Starburst galaxy with a superwind

Messier 82 is a starburst galaxy with a superwind. In fact, through supernova ex...

South celestial tree

If you live in the northern hemisphere, you may have learned how to locate the N...

NGC 602 and Beyond

The clouds may look like an oyster, and the stars like pearls, but look beyond.

Galaxies in the River: NGC 1300 and NGC 1297

Spiral NGC 1300 and elliptical NGC 1297 are galaxies that lie on the banks of th...

Albireo: A Bright and Beautiful Double

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