Nearby Dusty Galaxy Shines in Hubble Photo
A dusty galaxy neighboring our Milky Way galaxy glows bright and bright in an eye-catching new Hubble Space Telescope photo….
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Mars will have rings
In a few million years in the solar system there will be a new planet surrounded by a system of…
Chariklo, the little lord of the rings
We all know Saturn because of the impressive ring system located around it. However, Saturn is not the only object…
DOUBLE CLUSTER NGC 1850: SECOND BRIGHTEST STAR CLUSTER IN THE GREAT CLOUD OF MAGALHÃES
The NGC 1850 double cluster, found in one of our neighboring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, is an eye-catching object. …
Strange galaxies
Galaxies can take on the most disparate shapes: for example AM 0644-741 (bottom right) has the shape of a ring!…
August: ready for the shooting stars?
August has begun: the days of the Perseids are approaching! Shooting stars will begin to be visible from early August…
Understanding the Solar Wind in Our Solar System (Infographic)
The Sun releases a constant stream of particles and magnetic fields called the solar wind. This solar wind strikes worlds…
Thor’s Helmet – NGC 2359
Thor’s helmet is an emission nebula located in the southern constellation of Canis Major. Its designation in the New General…
The Laguna Nebula
The Laguna Nebula (Messier 8, NGC 6523) is an interstellar cloud located in the constellation Sagittarius and classified as an…
This is Garcux
Gacrux is a red star of apparent magnitude +1.63. It is the third brightest star in the Southern Cross constellation…