This is Puppis A Gerd DaniJune 15, 2021March 28, 20260 Puppis A (abbreviated to Pup A and also known as SNR G260.4-03.4 and PKS 0822-42) is a supernova remnant located… Read More
This is Epsilon Eridani b Gerd DaniJune 15, 2021March 28, 20260 The exoplanet moves on an orbit with a semi-major axis of 3.4 AU, completing one revolution every 7.4 years.ridanus. Discovered… Read More
Pleiades: anatomy of a star cluster Gerd DaniJune 14, 2021March 28, 20260 The Pleiades also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, are an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type… Read More
Ganymede is back! Gerd DaniJune 14, 2021March 28, 20260 It has been over twenty years since we had received such a close-up image of the surface of Ganymede, Jupiter’s… Read More
This is Prometheus Gerd DaniJune 13, 2021March 28, 20260 Prometheus is a small moon of Saturn that was discovered from images taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1980… Read More
The Fried Egg Galaxy Gerd DaniJune 11, 2021March 28, 20260 NGC 7742 (also known as UGC 12760) is a spiral galaxy, located at a distance of around 72 million light… Read More
HXMM01 starburst galaxy Gerd DaniJune 9, 2021March 28, 20260 1HERMES S250 J022016.5-060143 (and also known as HXMM01) is a starburst galaxy, located at a distance of around 11 billion… Read More
The Westbrook nebula Gerd DaniJune 8, 2021March 28, 20260 The Westbrook Nebula (also known as CRL 618 and PK166-06) is a bipolar protoplanetary nebula, located at a distance of… Read More
These Are Some Of The Closest and Incredible Ever Images Of Saturn That Cassini Ever Captured Gerd DaniJune 7, 2021March 28, 20260 NASA’s Cassini probe is plunging to its death. The nuclear-powered spacecraft has orbited Saturn for 13 years, and sent back… Read More
Planetary nebula NGC 2022 Gerd DaniJune 7, 2021March 28, 20260 This beautiful circular-shaped object is the planetary nebula NGC 2022, 8,000 light-years away from Earth and visible in the constellation… Read More