Active Galaxy NGC 1275
Active galaxy NGC 1275 is the central, dominant member of the large and relatively nearby Perseus Cluster of Galaxies. Wild-looking…
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A TADPOLE IN THE DRAGON
At 420 million light years from Earth, in the constellation of the Dragon, there is this peculiar galaxy known both…
LDN 1622: The Boogeyman Nebula
To some, the dark shape looks like a mythical boogeyman. Scientifically, Lynds’ Dark Nebula (LDN) 1622 appears against a faint…
Flying saucer in orbit around Saturn
It may remind you of a flying saucer, the object you see is actually a moon of Saturn with a…
Conjunction of Venus and Saturn
A spectacular conjunction of Venus and Saturn will occur in the evening skies of January 22. The two planets will…
The Eagle and The Swan
The Eagle Nebula and the Swan Nebula span this broad starscape, a telescopic view toward the Sagittarius spiral arm and…
A CASCADE OF STARS IN THE GIRAFFE
One of the most beautiful asterisms to admire in the sky is Kemble’s Cascade, a series of 20 stars aligned…
THE SUN AT PERIHELION
On January 4 at 16:17 UTC the Earth passed into perihelion. This beautiful and very detailed image of the solar…
Never-Before-Seen Eruption Sees Black Hole Burp Material Years After It Ate Star
Supermassive black holes tear stars to pieces when they approach too closely. This is known as a tidal disruption event…
Tarantula Stars R136 from the JWST
Near the center of a nearby star-forming region lies a massive cluster containing some of the largest and hottest stars…